Gregorio Allegri — Miserere Mei song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Miserere Mei" by Gregorio Allegri.
Lyrics
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam
Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean
Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me
Quoniam iniquitatem mean ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper
Tibi soli peccavi et malum, coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis,
et vincas cum judicaris
Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea
Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occula sapientiae tuae manifestasti
mihi
Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor
Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata
Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele
Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis
Ne projicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me
Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me
Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur
Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea
justitiam tuam
Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam
Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non dedectaberis
Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus,
non despicies
Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem
Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta:
tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness
In your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
Wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin
For I am well aware of my faults, I have my sin constantly in mind
Having sinned against none other than you, having done what you regard as wrong.
You are just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment
You know I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception
Yet, since you love sincerity of heart, teach me the secrets of wisdom
Purify me with hyssop until I am clean; wash me until I am whiter than snow
Instill some joy and gladness into me, let the bones you have crushed rejoice
again
Hide your face from my sins, wipe out all my guilt
God, create a clean heart in me, put into me a new and constant spirit
Do not banish me from your presence, do not deprive me of your holy spirit
Be my saviour again, renew my joy, keep my spirit steady and willing;
And I shall teach transgressors the way to you, and to you the sinners will
return
Save me from death, God my saviour, and my tongue will acclaim your
righteousness;
Lord, open my lips, and my mouoth will speak out your praise
Sacrifice gives you no pleasure, were I to offer holocaust, you would not have
it
My sacrifice is this broken spirit, you will not scorn this crushed and broken
heart
Show your favour graciously to Zion, rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
Then there will be proper sacrifice to please you — holocaust and whole
oblation — and young bulls to be offered on your altar
Lyrics translation
Have mercy on me, o God, according to your great mercy
And according to the multitude of your mercies wipe out the iniquity of the mean
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity: and from my sin cleanse me
Because of the iniquity of mean I know, and my sin is against me is always
You only I have sinned, and evil before you I did: to justificeris in your own words,
judgement
For behold in iniquities the concept of I am, and in sin my mother conceived me
Look for the truth you have loved: uncertain and occula your wisdom manifestasti
me
Asperges me hyssopo, and mundabor: wash me, and over the snow dealbabor
Report my you will give joy and gladness; let the bones humiliata
Hide your face from my sins: and blot out all my iniquities
A clean heart create in me, o God: and the spirit of the rectum innova in the bowels of my
Cast me not out from your presence and your holy spirit take not from me
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and we strengthen our spirit for me
I will teach transgressors your ways: and sinners shall return to you
Deliver me from blood, God, God of my salvation: my tongue will exalt
righteousness your
O lord, my lips open and my mouth will proclaim your praise
If you saw sacrifice, dedissem of course: but you are not dedectaberis
The sacrifice of God the spirit to god: a broken and contrite heart, o God,
do not pretend
Kindly make sure, o Lord, in the good will of your Zion: to ædificentur the walls of Jerusalem
Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, oblations and burnt:
then bullocks on your altar
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness
In your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
Wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin
For I am well aware of my faults, I have my sin constantly in mind
Having sinned against none other than you, having done what you regard as wrong.
You are just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment
You know I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception
Yet, since you love sincerity of heart, teach me the secrets of wisdom
Purify me with hyssop until I am clean; wash me until I am whiter than snow
Instill some joy and gladness into me, let the bones you have crushed rejoice
again
Hide your face from my sins, wipe out all my guilt
God, create a clean heart in me, put into me a new and constant spirit
Do not banish me from your presence, do not deprive me of your holy spirit
Be my saviour again, renew my joy, keep my spirit steady and willing;
And I shall teach transgressors the way to you, and to you the sinners will
return
Save me from death, God my saviour, and my tongue will acclaim your
righteousness;
Lord, open my lips, and my mouoth will speak out your praise
Sacrifice gives you no pleasure, were I to offer holocaust, you would not have
it
My sacrifice is this broken spirit, you will not scorn this crushed and broken
heart
Show your favour graciously to Zion, rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
Then there will be proper sacrifice to please you — holocaust and whole
oblation — and young bulls to be offered on your altar