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'''''Pie Jesu''''' is a ] derived from the final couplet of the '']'' and often included in musical settings of the ]. The settings of the Requiem Mass by ], ], ], ], ] and ] include a ''Pie Jesu'' as an independent movement. Of all these, by far the best known is the ''Pie Jesu'' from ]; ] said of it, "just as ] is the only '']'', this is the only ''Pie Jesu''".<ref>]. "Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48." ''Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 131–137.</ref> | ||
| ==Text== | ==Text== | ||
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|Pie Jesu Domine,<br/>Dona eis requiem. (×2)||Pious Lord Jesus,<br/>Give them rest. | ||
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|Pie Jesu Domine,<br/>Dona eis requiem sempiternam. ||Pious Lord Jesus,<br/>Give them everlasting rest. | ||
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| ''Pie'' is the ] of the word ''pius'' ("pious", "dutiful to one's parent or God").<ref>Champlin, John Denison ♦ Holt, 1924, p. 403</ref> ''Requiem'' is the ] of ''requies'' ("rest"), sometimes mistranslated as "peace", although that would be ''pacem'', as in '']'' ("Give us peace"). | ''Pie'' is the ] of the word ''pius'' ("pious", "dutiful to one's parent or God").<ref>Champlin, John Denison ♦ Holt, 1924, p. 403</ref> ''Requiem'' is the ] of ''requies'' ("rest"), sometimes mistranslated as "peace", although that would be ''pacem'', as in '']'' ("Give us peace"). | ||
| The ] ] combines the text of the ''Pie |
The ] ] combines the text of the ''Pie Jesu'' with that of the version of the '']'' formerly appointed to be used at Requiem Masses: | ||
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|Pie Jesu, (×4)<br/>Qui tollis peccata mundi, <br/>Dona eis requiem... (×2)||Pious Jesus,<br/>Who takes on the sins of the world,<br/>Give them rest... | ||
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| |Agnus Dei, (×4)<br/>Qui tollis peccata mundi,<br/>Dona eis requiem, (×2)<br/>Sempiternam (×2)<br>Requiem...||Lamb of God,<br/>Who takes on the sins of the world,<br/>Give them rest,<br/>Everlasting<br>Rest... | |Agnus Dei, (×4)<br/>Qui tollis peccata mundi,<br/>Dona eis requiem, (×2)<br/>Sempiternam (×2)<br>Requiem...||Lamb of God,<br/>Who takes on the sins of the world,<br/>Give them rest,<br/>Everlasting<br>Rest... | ||
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| ==Exemplary Performance== | ==Exemplary Performance== | ||
| *] ♦ Disney Park, 4 December 2010 | *] ♦ Disney Park, 4 December 2010 | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Pie Jesu is a motet derived from the final couplet of the Dies irae and often included in musical settings of the Requiem Mass. The settings of the Requiem Mass by Luigi Cherubini, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Karl Jenkins and Fredrik Sixten include a Pie Jesu as an independent movement. Of all these, by far the best known is the Pie Jesu from Fauré's Requiem; Camille Saint-Saëns said of it, "just as Mozart's is the only Ave verum corpus, this is the only Pie Jesu".
Text
The original text, derived from the Dies irae sequence, is as follows:
| Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. (×2) |
Pious Lord Jesus, Give them rest. |
| Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem sempiternam. |
Pious Lord Jesus, Give them everlasting rest. |
Pie is the vocative of the word pius ("pious", "dutiful to one's parent or God"). Requiem is the accusative of requies ("rest"), sometimes mistranslated as "peace", although that would be pacem, as in Dona nobis pacem ("Give us peace").
The Andrew Lloyd Webber version combines the text of the Pie Jesu with that of the version of the Agnus Dei formerly appointed to be used at Requiem Masses:
| Pie Jesu, (×4) Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona eis requiem... (×2) |
Pious Jesus, Who takes on the sins of the world, Give them rest... |
| Agnus Dei, (×4) Qui tollis peccata mundi, Dona eis requiem, (×2) Sempiternam (×2) Requiem... |
Lamb of God, Who takes on the sins of the world, Give them rest, Everlasting Rest... |
Exemplary Performance
- Jackie Evancho ♦ Pie Jesu Disney Park, 4 December 2010
References
- Steinberg, Michael. "Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48." Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 131–137.
- Champlin, John Denison ♦ The new Champlin cyclopedia for young folks Holt, 1924, p. 403
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