Dies irae

Dies Irae is a medieval Latin hymn of the 13th century,  attributed to Tommaso da Celano.  The hymn is describing the Last Judgment,  and was sung as the sequence in requiem masses.


Latin-English interlinear translation

Gloria
Sanctus and Benedictus

parts of speech---------------------

adj- adjective de- demonstrative n-    noun n.  indeclinable noun          pn-   pronoun m masculine f  feminine n  neuter sg  singular pl  plural nom  nominative gen  genitive acc  accusative dat  dative abl   ablative voc   vocative

v- verb vp-  participle           pres  present         fu    future ipf   imperfect pf   perfect sj  subjunctive pass passive imp imperative       inf  infinitive

adv  adverb p  preposition cj  conjunction

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Interlinear    (Dies Irae)

Dies	irae,	dies	illa
n-nom.sg.f	n-gen.sg.f	n-nom.sg.f	de-nom.sg.f

 

day  of-anger,    day  that

Solvet	saeclum	in	favilla,
v-fu.3sg	n-acc.sg.n	p	n-abl.sg.f

 

it-will-unbind  era  in  hot-ash,

Teste	David	cum	Sibylla.
n-abl.sg	n	p	n-abl.sg.f

as-witness   David  with  Sibyl

Quantus	tremor	est	futurus,
adj-nom.sg.m	n-nom.sg.m	v-pres.3sg	vp-fu

 how-much   trembling   it-is   about-to-be,

Quando	iudex	est	venturus
cj	n-nom.sg.m	v-pres.3sg	vp-fu

 when   judger   he-is    about-to-come

Cuncta	stricte	discussurus!
adj-acc.pl.n	adv	vp-fu

 everything   strictly   about-to-shatter
   

 (Tuba mirum)

Tuba	mirum	spargens	sonum
n-nom.sg.f	adj-acc.sg.n	vp-pres	n-acc.sg.n

trumpet    strange   throwing-here-and-there  sound

Per	sepulcra	regionum,
p	n-acc.pl.n	n-gen.pl.f

through  burial-places  of-regions

Coget	omnes	ante	thronum.
v-fu.3sg	adj-acc.pl	p	n-acc.sg.m

it-will-summon  all-persons  before  throne

Mors	stupebit	et	natura,
n-nom.sg.f	v-fu.3sg	cj	n-nom.sg.f

 death   it-will-be-stunned  and  nature,

Cum	resurget	creatura
cj	v-fu.3sg	n-nom.sg.f

when  it-will-rise-again  created-thing

Iudicanti	responsura
vp-pres	vp-fu

 to-one-judging    about-to-respond

Liber	scriptus	proferetur,
n-nom.sg.m	vp-pf	v-fu.pass.3sg

writing-medium  written   it-will-be-brought-forth

In	quo	totum	continetur
p	pn-	adj-nom.sg.n	v-pres.pass.3sg

in which  all  it-is-contained,

Unde	mundus	iudicetur.
adv	n-nom.sg.m	v-pres.pass.sj.3sg

 

from-which   the-world   it-shall-be-judged

Iudex	ergo	cum	sedebit,
n-nom.sg.m	adv	cj	v-fu.3sg

judger  therefore,  when he-will-sit,

Quidquid	latet	apparebit:
pn-	v-pres.3sg	v-fu.3sg

whatever  it-is-concealed   it-will-appear

Ni	inultum	remanebit.
n.	adj-nom.sg.n	v-fu.3sg

nothing  unpunished  it-will-remain

Quid	sum	miser	tunc	dicturus?
pn-	v-pres.1sg	adj-nom.sg.m	adv	vp-fu

what  I-am  being-wretched   at-that-time  about-to-say?

Quem	patronum	rogaturus?
pn-	n-acc.sg.m	vp-fu.

whom  protector  about-to-ask?

Cum	vix	iustus	sit	securus.
cj	adv	adj-nom.sg.m	v-pres.sj.3sg	adj-nom.sg.m

when  with-difficulty  righteous-one  it-is  untroubled


(Rex tremendae)

Rex	tremendae	maiestatis,
n-sg.m	vp-fu	n-gen.sg.f

king  of-fearful  of-majesty,

Qui	salvandos	salvas	gratis,
pn-	vp-fu	v-pres.2sg	adv

who  ones-to-be-saved  you-save　for-free,

Salva	me,	fons	pietatis.
v-imp	pn-acc.1sg	n-sg.m	n-gen.sg. f

save!  me,  source  of-loyalty-to-God


(Recordare)

Recordare,	Iesu	pie,
v-imp	n-voc.sg.m	adj-voc.sg.m

recall!   Jesus  dutiful,

Quod	sum	causa	tuae	viae:
pn-	v-pres.1sg	n-nom.sg.f	adj-gen.sg.f	n-gen.sg.f

that   I-am  cause    of-you    of-way

Ne	me	perdas	illa	die.
adv	pn-acc.1sg	v-pres.sj.2sg	de-abl.sg.f	n-abl.sg.f

not   me   you-lose  that  day

Quaerens	me	sedisti	lassus:
vp-pres	pn-acc.1sg	v-pf.2sg	adj-nom.sg.m

seeking   me,     you-sat   being-tired

redemisti	crucem	passus:
v-pf.2ag	n-acc.sg.f	vp-pf

you-bought-back,  wooden-frame  having-suffered:

tantus	labor	non	sit	cassus.
adj-nom.sg.m	n-nom.sg.m	adv	v-pres.sj.3sg	adj-nom.sg.m

so-much  labor  not  it-shall-be  vain

Iuste	iudex	ultionis,
adj-voc.sg.m	n-voc.sg.m	n-gen.sg.f

righteous   judger  of-inflicting-punishment,

donum	fac	remissionis,
n-acc.sg.n	v-imp	n-gen.sg.f

gift   make!   of-absolution

ante	diem	rationis.
p	n-acc.sg.f	n-gen.sg.f

before  day  of-account

Ingemisco,	tamquam	reus:
v-pres.1sg	adv	n-sg.m

I-groan   as-manner-of   accused-one:

culpa	rubet	vultus	meus:
n-abl.sg.f	v-pres.3sg	n-nom.sg.m	adj-nom.1sg

by-fault　it-grows-red  face  of-me:

supplicanti	parce	Deus.
vp-pres	v-imp	n-voc.sg.m

to-one-kneeling-down   show-mercy!    God

Qui	Mariam	absolvisti,
pn-	n-acc.sg.f	v-pf.2sg

who   sinful-woman  you-released,

Et	latronem	exaudisti,
cj	n-acc.sg.m	v-pf.2sg

and   wrong-doer  you-heard-favourably,

Mihi	quoque	spem	dedisti.
pn-dat.1sg	adv	n-acc.sg.f	v-pf.2sg

me   also expectation  you-gave

Preces	meae	non	sunt	dignae:
n-nom.pl.f	adj-nom.pl.f	adv	v-pres.3pl	adj-nom.pl.f

prayers  of-me  not  they-are worthy

Sed	tu,	bonus,	fac	benigne,
cj	pn-nom.2sg	adj-nom.sg m	v-imp	adv

but you      being-good   do!  kindly 

Ne	perenni	cremer	igne.
cj	adj-abl.sg m	v-pres.pass.sj.1sg	n-abl.sg m

lest  by-everlasting   I-am-burned  by-fire

Inter	oves	locum	praesta,
p	n-acc.pl.f	n-acc.sg.m	v-imp

among  sheep  position   keep!

Et	ab	haedis	me	sequestra,
cj	p	n-abl.pl.m	pn-acc.1sg	v-imp

and  from  goats  me　sequester!

Statuens	in	parte	dextra.
vp-pres	p	n-abl.sg.f	adj-abl.sg.f

 setting  on  part  of-right

(Confutatis)

Confutatis	maledictis,
vp-pf	vp-pf

having-been-put-to-silence   ones-having-been-cursed,

Flammis	acribus	addictis:
n-abl.pl.f	adj-abl.pl	vp-pf

flames  pungent    ones-having-been-sentenced

Voca	me	cum	benedictis.
v-imp	pn-acc.1sg	p	vp-pf

call!  me   with   ones-having-been-blessed

Oro	supplex	et	acclinis,
v-pres.1sg	adj-nom.sg	cj	adj-nom.sg

I-speak  kneeling-down and leaning-on-you

Cor	contritum	quasi	cinis:
n-nom.sg.n	vp-pf	adv	n-nom.sg.m

heart  being-crashed-to-pieces  practically  ash

Gere	curam	mei	finis.
v-imp	n-acc.sg.f	adj-gen.sg.m	n-gen.sg.m

carry-out!  trouble-shooting  of-me  of-end

(Lacrimosa)

Lacrimosa	dies	illa,
adj-nom.sg.f	n-nom.sg.f	de-nom.sg.f

weeping     day    that,

Qua	resurget	ex	favilla
adv	v-fu.3sg	p	n-abl.sg.f

on-which  it-will-rise-again  from  hot-ash

Judicandus	homo	reus:
vp-fu	n-nom.sg.m	n-nom.sg.m

being-to-be-judged   man  accused-one

Huic	ergo	parce,	Deus.
de-dat.sg	adv	v-imp	n-voc.sg.m

to-this  therefore, 　show-mercy!  God

Pie	Jesu	Domine,
adj-voc.sg.m	n-voc.sg.m	n-voc.sg.m

faithful   Jesus  Lord,

dona	eis	requiem.
v-imp	pn-dat.pl	n-acc.sg.f

give!      them   rest

Amen.

adv

so-be-it


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note
pietas (εὐσέβεια eusebeia); reverence for God,  piety

flammis acribus; "pungent flame" is the burning flame of sulfur in the lake of fire and sulfur(Revelation 21:8),  especially refers to the pungent smell of sulfur dioxide(SO2).

Flammis acribus addictis "When sentenced-persons are pungent flames,"


 References
Zephaniah 1:1-1:13 Judgment on Judah
Zephaniah 1:14-2:3 The day of the Lord
Zephaniah 3:1-8  Judgment on Jerusalem
Deuteronomy 32:35 "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, at the time when their foot slides;"

Revelation 20:12 "...and the dead were judged out of the things having been written in the books, according to their works."
Revelation 21:8 "..., idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Mark 10:45  "For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Luke 19:10  "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost."
Luke 7:36-50  Jesus forgives a sinful woman
Luke 23:39-43  The penitent evildoer

Matthew 25:31–46  The Sheep and the Goats
Acts10:39 "...they also killed, hanging him on a tree."
Philippians 2:6-2:9   Jesus’ exclusive devotion to God

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