描述:Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine.Et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen. Anima ejus, et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. Amen. (from "Rituale Romanum De Exequiis Ordo", edition 1847) Prayer, in graveside setting. It's preceded...
The Latin Introit, or opening prayer, for a requiem mass starts with the words: Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. "Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them." Coordinate terms dirge, elegy, threnody –funeral songs Related terms...
Requiemaeternam dona eis Resteternalgrant unto them O Requiemtext is, I think, one option for the Mass, certainlyFauré's Requiem differs in content, although in for exampleBritten'sWar Requiemthis version appears in full, and runs as follows; Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpet...