by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by David Wyatt

Lamentatio super morte Josquin
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  ENG
O mors inevitabilis,
Mors amara, mors crudelis,
Josquin des Prez dum necasti,
Illum nobis abstulisti,
Qui suam per harmoniam
Illustravit ecclesiam.
Propterea tu musice
Dic requiescat in pace. Amen.

Cantus firmus:
 Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
 Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Note: this text is a memorial to Josquin des Prez

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  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Lamentation on the death of Josquin", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 41

Lamentation on the death of Josquin
Language: English  after the Latin 
O inevitable death,
Bitter death, cruel death,
When you killed Josquin des Prez
You took away from us that man
Who adorned the church
Through his harmonious compositions.
Therefore, o Music,
Speak for him the 'Requiescat in pace'1. Amen.

Cantus firmus:
 Rest eternal grant to them o Lord
 And may perpetual light shine upon them.

View original text (without footnotes)
1 "May he rest in peace"

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  • Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 57