| Melos Lacrimosum (original) | Melos Lacrimosum (translation) |
|---|---|
| Pange melos lacrimosum, | Sing a tearful song |
| Lacrimans elegia: | Crying elegy: |
| Tempus venit planctuosum, | The lamentable time has come |
| Tempus fraudans gaudia. | Time steals the joys. |
| Ad eclipsum nox moeroris | The night of sorrow |
| Obliquat spectacula: | Displays sunlight |
| Regnet dolor, nam doloris | Pain reigns, for pain |
| Causa stat in specula. | The case stands on the watch. |
| Rheni sidus in occasus | star of the Rhine |
| Latium precipitat; | He precipitates Latium; |
| Stella cadit, stelle casus | Star falls, star of adventure |
| Terras umbra limitat. | Shadow limits the earth. |
| Latet vere latialis | Really lurking |
| Plaga, timens oculum, | Stroke, fearing eye |
| Nox est culpae socialis, | It is the night of social guilt |
| Nox est parens criminum. | Night is the parent of sin. |
