Whitacre: Nox Aurumque - Eric Whitacre, Eric Whitacre Singers

-Latin-

AURUM

INFUSCATUM ET OBSCURUM

CANENS NOCTIS

CANENS MORTIS

ACQUIESCENS CANENDO…

ET ANGELUM SOMNIT AURORARUM ET BELLORUM

SAECULORUM AURORUM FUNDIT LACRIMAS

LACRIMAS RERUM BELLORUM

O ARMA!

O LAMINA AURATA!

GESTU GRAVES NIMIUM

GRAVES NIMIUM VOLATU

AURUM

INFUSCATUM ET TORPIDUM

SUSCITA!

DILABERE EX ARMIS IN ALAM!

VOLEMUS ITERUM

ALTE SUPRA MURUM;

ANGELI RENASCENTES ET EXULTANTES AD ALAS

AURORARUM

AURORUM

SOMNORUM

AURUM

CANENS ALARUM

CANENS UMBRARUM

-English-

Gold

Tarnished and dark

Singing of night

Singing of death

Singing itself to sleep

And an angel dreams of sunrise

And war

Tears of the ages

O shield!

O gilded blade!

You are too heavy to carry

Too heavy for flight

Gold

Tarnished and weary

Awaken!

Melt from weapon to wing!

Let us soar again

High above this wall;

Angels reborn and rejoicing with wings made

Of dawn

Of gold

Of dream

Gold

Singing of wings

Singing of shadows