Dies
irae, dies illa
Solvet saeclum in favilla,
Teste David cum Sibylla.
This
day, this day of wrath
Shall consume the world in ashes,
As foretold by David and the Sibyl.
Quantus
tremor est futurus,
Quando judex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus!
What
trembling there will be
When the judge shall come
To weigh everything strictly!
Tuba
mirum spargens sonum
Per sepulcra regionum,
Coget omnes ante thronum.
The
trumpet, scattering its awful sound
Across the graves of all lands
Summons all before the throne.