Sequentia I: Dies Irae

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[Chorus]
Dies irae (Dies irae!)
Dies illa (Dies illa!)
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla.

[Verse]
Quantus tremor est futurus
Quando judex est venturus
Cuncta stricte discussurus.

[Chorus]
Dies irae (Dies irae!)
Dies illa (Dies illa!)
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla.

[Verse 2]
Tuba mirum spargens sonum
Per sepulcra regionum
Coget omnes ante thronum.

[Verse 3]
Mors stupebit et natura
Cum resurget creatura
Judicanti responsura.

[Chorus]
Dies irae (Dies irae!)
Dies illa (Dies illa!)
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla.

[Chorus]
Dies irae (Dies irae!)
Dies illa (Dies illa!)
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla.

Translation: [Chorus] Day of wrath, that day Will dissolve the earth in ashes As David and the Sibyl bear witness. [Verse] What dread there will be When the judge shall come To judge all things strictly [Verse 2] A trumpet, spreading a wondrous sound Through the graves of all lands Will drive mankind before the throne [Verse 3] Death and Nature shall be astonished When all creatures rise again To answer to the judge