| Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna,
| Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death
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| in die illa tremenda, in die illa.
| in that terrible day, in that day.
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| Quando coeli movendi sunt,
| When the heavens are moving
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| quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.
| when the heavens and the earth are to be moved.
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| Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.
| When you come to judge the world by fire.
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| Tremens, tremens factus sum ego,
| I am trembling, I am trembling
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| et timeo, dum discussio venerit
| and I will wait until the trial comes
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| at que ventura ira.
| and also the wrath to come.
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| Dies illa, dies iræ,
| That day is the day of wrath
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| calamitatis et miseriæ.
| calamity and misery.
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| Dies illa, dies magna
| that day is a great day
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| et amara, amara valde.
| and bitter, very bitter.
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| Requiem æternum donna eis, Domine,
| Grant them eternal rest, O Lord
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| et lux perpetua luceat eis, luceat eis.
| and let perpetual light shine on them, shine on them.
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| Libera me, Domine, de morte æternum,
| Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death
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| in die illa tremenda, in die illa.
| in that terrible day, in that day.
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| Quando coeli movendi sunt,
| When the heavens are moving
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| quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.
| when the heavens and the earth are to be moved.
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| Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.
| When you come to judge the world by fire.
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| Libera me, Domine, de morte æterna.
| Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death.
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| libera me, Domine. | free me, Master. |