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Source of lyrics: Matins of the Dead

Settings by composers

Francisco Guerrero SSATTB
José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB
João de Deus Castro Lobo SATB
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB & ATTB

Text and translations

Latin text

Hei mihi, Domine,
quia peccavi nimis in vita mea:
quid faciam miser, ubi fugiam,
nisi ad te, Deus meus?

Responsum
Miserere mei, dum veneris
in novissimo die.

Variant 1
Miserere mei, et salva me.

Versus
Anima mea turbata est valde:
sed tu Domine succurre ei.

Portuguese translation

Ai de mim, Senhor,
pois pequei excessivamente em minha vida:
Miserável que sou! Que farei, para onde fugirei,
senão para diante de Ti, ó meu Deus?

Responsum
Tem misericórdia de mim, quando vieres
no último dos dias.

Versus
Minh'alma está muitíssimo conturbada:
mas socorre-me, Senhor!

English translation

Woe is me, o Lord, for I have
sinned exceedingly in my life:
Miserable, what shall I do, to which place
shall I flee, if not before Thee, my God?

Responsum
Have mercy on me when Thou shalt come
at the latter of all days.

Variant 1
Have mercy upon me and save me.

Versus
My soul is greatly troubled;
intercede upon me, o Lord!