440 Voca me cum benedictis.
Oro supplex et acclinis;
Cor contritum quasi cinis;
Gere curam mei finis.
444. lacrimosa: sc. erit.
446. reus: as a defendant, as a sinner.
447. huic: pronounced and scanned as a disyllable.
“The Last Judgment” triptych Detail from right panel: fall of the damned Hans Memling, 15th century Pomorskie Museum, Gdansk, Poland
Scala/Art Resource, NY.
Lacrimosa dies illa,
445 Qua resurget ex favilla
Iudicandus homo reus:
Huic ergo parce, Deus.
Pie Iesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem.
“The Last Judgment” Detail: the archangel Michael weighing the souls Roger van der Weyden, 1434 Hotel-Dieu, Beaune, France
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY.
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The following brief bibliography contains works consulted for this new edition and recommended to students and instructors for background and other supplemental information.
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