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Francis Poulenc

Messe en Sol Majeur

Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.

Lord have mercy upon us.
Christ have mercy upon us.
Lord have mercy upon us.

Gloria in excelsis Deo
et in terra pax hominibus bonæ voluntatis.
Laudamus te,
benedicimus te,
adoramus te,
glorificamus te,
gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam,
Domine Deus, Rex cælestis,
Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili Unigenite, Iesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris,
qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis;
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris,
miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,
tu solus Dominus,
tu solus Altissimus,
Iesu Christe,
cum Sancto Spiritu:
in gloria Dei Patris.
Amen.

Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of The Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father
have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

Sanctus. Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth:
pleni suni coeli et terra gloria tua.
Osanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts:
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Osanna in excelsis.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Francis Poulenc

Salve Regina

Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae,

vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Evae.

Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes

in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra,

illos tuos misericordes oculos

ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail O queen. Mother of mercy,

Our life, tenderness and hope; hail.

To you we call, the exiled sons of Eve.

To you we sigh, groaning and weeping

In this valley of tears.

O our advocate, turn therefore

Those pitying eyes of yours

To us.

And show us after this exile

Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb.

O merciful, o holy, o tender virgin Mary.

Pierre Villette

Trois Motets

O quam amabilis es, bone Jesu, O dulcis Jesu.

Quam delectabilis es, Jesu, O dulcis Jesu.

O cordis iubilum, mentis solatium, O bone Jesu.

O quam admirabilis es, bone Jesu, bone Jesu,

quam admirabilis es, honorabilis es,

quam venerabilis es, bone Jesu, dulcis Jesu.

Semper laudabilis es, Jesu.

Bone Jesu, dulcis Jesu, pie Jesu,

O bone Jesu, pie Jesu!

O how kind thou art, good Jesus. O sweet Jesus.

How delightful thou art, Jesus, O sweet Jesus.

Thou the heart’s joy, the mind’s consolation, O good Jesus.

O how admirable thou art, good Jesus, good Jesus,

O how admirable, how honorable thou art,

How venerable thou art, good Jesus, sweet Jesu.

Thou art ever to be praised, Jesus.

Good Jesus, sweet Jesus, holy Jesus,

O good Jesus, holy Jesus!

Jesu! dulcis memoria;

Dans vera cordis gaudia;

Sed super mel et omnia

Ejus Dulcis eis presentia.

Nil canitur suavius,

Auditur nil jucundius,

Nil cogitatur dulcis,

Quam Jesu, Dei Filius.

Sis Jesu nostrum gaudium,

Qui es futurus praemium,

Sit nostra in te Gloria 

Per cuncta semper saecula.

Amen.

Jesus, sweet memory.

Giving the heart its true joys,

But above honey and all things

Is His sweet presence.

Nothing more elegant can be sung,

Nothing more pleasing can be heard,

Nothing more sweet can be thought

Than Jesus, son of God.

Be our joy, O Jesus,

Who will be the prize we win,

May all our glory be in you, always

And through all ages.

Amen.

Panis angelicus 

Fit panis hominum;

Dat panis coelicus 

Figuris terminum:

O res mirabilis! 

Manducat Dominum

Pauper, servus et humilis.

Te trina Deitas, 

Unaque poscimus,

Sic nos tu visita, 

Sicut te colimus;

Per tuas semitas 

Duc nos quo tendimus,

Ad lucem quam inhabitas. Amen.

The bread of the angels 

becomes the bread of mankind; 

the bread of heaven 

is given a bounded form.

O wondrous thing! 

The poor, the slave and the humble one 

feed on their Lord.

Of you, threefold and 

one God, we ask: 

Come to visit us 

as we worship you; 

lead us on your paths 

to where we want to go: 

to the light in which you dwell. Amen.

Gabriel Fauré

Requiem

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam: ad te omnis caro veniet.

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.
A hymn becomes you, God, in Zion,
and a vow shall be paid to you in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer: to you all flesh shall come.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

O Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,
libera animas defunctorum
de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.
O Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,
libera animas defunctorum de ore leonis,
ne absorbeat Tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum.

Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus:
tu suscipe pro animabus illis
quarum hodie memoriam facimus.
Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam
quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,
deliver the souls of the departed
from the punishments of hell and from the deep lake.
O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,
deliver the souls of the departed from the mouth of the lion,
lest Tartarus swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness.

We offer prayers and sacrifices of praise to you, Lord:
you receive them on behalf of those souls
whose memory we recall today.
Cause them, Lord, to pass from death to the life
which you once promised to Abraham and his seed. Amen.

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth:
pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts:
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem.
Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis sempiternam requiem.

Blessed Jesus, Lord, give them rest.
Blessed Jesus, Lord, give them eternal rest.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis sempiternam requiem.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
give them rest.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
give them eternal rest.
May eternal light shine on them, Lord,
with your saints for ever, for you are good.

Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna,
in die illa tremenda:
quando caeli movendi sunt et terra;
dum veneris iudicare saeculum per ignem.
Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo,
dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,
Dies illa, dies magna et amara valde.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death,
on that terrible day:
when the heavens and earth will be shaken;
when you will come to judge the age with fire.
I am made to tremble, and I am afraid,
since trial and anger are coming.

That day, a day of anger, disaster and sorrow,
That day, a mighty day, and one exceedingly bitter.
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them

In paradisum deducant angeli:
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Jerusalem.
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere,
aeternam habeas requiem.

May the angels lead you into paradise:
may the martyrs receive you as you arrive,
and bring you into the holy city of Jerusalem.
May the choir of angels receive you,
and with Lazarus, once a beggar,
may you have eternal rest.