Thomas Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah II
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips
Score: www.cpdl.org (Adam P. Cole)
De lamentatione Jeremiae prophetae.
Ghimel.
Migravit Iuda propter afflictionem, ac multitudinem servitutis:
habitavit inter gentes, nec invenit requiem.
Daleth.
Omnes persecutores eius apprehenderunt eam inter angustias:
Lugent eo quod non sunt qui veniant ad solemnitatem:
omnes portae eius destructae, sacerdotes eius gementes:
virgines eius squalidae, et ipsa oppressa amaritudine.
Heth.
Facti sunt hostes eius in capite, inimici illius locupletati sunt:
quia Dominus locutus est super eam propter multitudinem iniquitatum eius:
parvuli eius ducti sunt captivi ante faciem tribulantis.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum
Deum tuum.
=== ENGLISH ===
From the Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremiah.
Ghimel.
Judah has gone into exile because of her suffering
and the burden of her servitude.
She is settled among the heathen and has found no rest.
Daleth.
All her pursuers have captured her between the straits.
They mourn; for there are none to attend her ceremonies.
All her gates are ruined; her priests sigh and groan.
Her virgins are afflicted, and she is overwhelmed with bitterness.
Heth.
Her enemies are in the ascendant, her adversaries prosper;
for the Lord has passed judgement on her for the multitude of her iniquities.
Her children are led captive before the face of her oppressor.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, turn to the Lord, your God.