Soprano:
What Inn is this
Where for the night
Peculiar Traveler comes?
Who is the Landlord?
Where are the maids?
Behold, what curious rooms!
No ruddy fires on the hearth –
No brimming tankards flow –
Necromancer! Landlord!
Who are these below? (115)
Chorus:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, domine: Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord
et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them.
Soprano:
Safe in their alabaster Chambers –
Untouched by Morning
And untouched by Noon –
Sleep the meek members of the Resurrection –
Rafter of satin,
And roof of stone.
Chorus:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, domine: Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord
et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them.
Te decet hymnus Deus in Zion, A hymn befits thee, O God in Zion,
et tibi redetur And to thee a vow shall be fulfilled
votum in Jerusalem. in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam, Hear my prayer,
ad te omnis caro veniet. for unto thee all flesh shall come.
Soprano:
Grand go the Years – in the Crescent – above them –
Worlds scoop their Arcs –
And Firmaments – row –
Diadems – drop – and Doges – surrender –
Soundless as dots – on a Disk of Snow – (216)
Treble chorus:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, domine: Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord
et lux perpetua luceat eis. and let perpetual light shine on them.
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Here is a link to the next movement, Offertory.