Nox Aurumque Eric Whitacre

-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