Pie Jesu = Lord, have mercy

Although I have never cared for Sarah Brightman's visual presentation, I do really appreciate her voice, which can be close to angelic.


Live performance by Sarah Brightman and Ben De'ath. Taken from 'Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration'.

But I would also like for all of you to know the lyric--just exactly what is being sung in Latin, a language many of you were not schooled in.

Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem
Dona eis requiem

Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
You who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest
Grant them rest

Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei
Qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem
Dona eis requiem
Sempiternam, sempiternam requiem

Lamb of God, Lamb of God
Lamb of God, Lamb of God
You who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest
Grant them rest
Rest everlasting, everlasting

For those ALL who have lost their lives, especially in this past year:

Rest in peace.

Requiescat in pacem.

This is in honor of those who were injured and perished in Tucson, Arizona. You are all loved, far beyond the borders of your state.

Christina Green, please rest now, in some sort of peace

To murder a child, an innocent,

is an unforgivable act of lunacy.

For those who remain, after lives are lost

This is a rendition of the famous 13th century Latin Catholic hymn, "Dies Irae" (or, "Day of Wrath," about the Second Coming of Christ and Judgment Day). This rendition is off the 1994 CD, "Ego sum Ressurectio," and is difficult to find.

This is Gregorian Chant, which I learned at an early age...and sang at a number of funerals.

I urge you all to look inside, and consider all that has been spewed over the Internet since last Saturdy's great tragedy in Tucson, Arizona.

Then, blank out the garbage, and concentrate upon the families of those who lost their lives.

May they all be comforted...forever.