Agnus dei
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FIN
Agnus Dei,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem sempiternam.
[Dona nobis pacem.]1
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1 omitted by Penderecki.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Agnus Dei", op. 66 no. 5, published 1961 [ soprano, tenor, baritone, satb chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, organ ], from War Requiem, no. 5
Set in a modified version by Samuel Barber, Georges Bizet, Benjamin Britten, André Caplet, Frank Martin, Per Nørgård, Ralph Vaughan Williams, José María Vitier.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Lam Gods"
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Lamb of God", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 31
Lamb of God
Language: English  after the Latin
Lamb of God,
Who absolves the sins of the world,
Give them rest.
Lamb of God,
Who absolves the sins of the world,
Give them rest.
Lamb of God,
Who absolves the sins of the world,
Give them eternal rest.
Give us peace.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-12-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 43