Latin Pronunciation

In the samples below, I’ve read the Latin slowly, and to be honest rather laboriously. You can adjust the playback speed by clicking on the three dots to the right of the audio player. There are, of course many variations on Latin pronunciation, and I’ve chosen the Ecclesiastical Latin form because these appear to be parts of the Catholic liturgy. I have not read these with the sort of chanted rhythm that you might hear in that context. I’m doing that research now to offer you some further input of that George would consider appropriate for this moment.

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Absolve, Domine, animas omnium fidelium defunctorum ab omni vinculo delictorum.

abˈs̬ɔlve ˈdɔmine  ˈanimaːs ˈɔmni.um  fiˈdɛː li.um ˌdefuŋkˈtɔɾum  ab ˈɔmni ˈviŋkulo ˌdelikˈtɔɾum

Et gratis tua illis succurrente, mereantur evadere judicium ultionis.

et ˈɡɾaːtis ˈtu.a ˈiːlis sukuˈɾente ˌmɛːɾe.antuɾ eˈvaːdeɾe juˈdiːʧi.um ulʦiː.ɔnis

Et lucis aeternae beatitudine perfrui

ɛt ˈluːʧis eˈtɛɾne be.atiˈtudine ˈpɛɾ.fɾu.i

In Paradisum deducant te Angeli.

in ˌpaɾaˈdisum deˈdukant te ˈanʤeli

In memoria aeterna erit justus: ab auditione mala non timebit.

in ˌmeˈmɔɾi.a eˈtɛɾna ˈɛɾit ˈjustus ab auˌdiʦi.ˈone ˈmala nɔn tiˈmebit

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Dominus vobiscum.

ˈdɔminus voˈbiskum

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Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna,

liˈbeɾa me ˈdɔmine de ˈmoɾte  eˈtɛɾna

in die illa tremenda:

in ˈdi.e ˈilːa tɾeˈmɛnda

Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra:

ˈkwando ˈʧeli mɔˈvɛndi sunt et ˈtera

Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

dum ˈveneɾis judiˈkaɾe ˈsɛːkulum peɾ ˈiɲ.ɲem

Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo

ˈtɾɛːmens faktus sum ˈɛː.ɡo ɛt tiˈme.o

dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

dum disˈkusːi.o ˈveneɾit  ˈat.kʷe  ˈvɛːntuɾa ˈiːɾa

Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra:

ˈkwando ˈʧeli mɔˈvɛndi sunt et ˈtera

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae;

di.es ila di.es  ˈiː.re kaˈlaːmitatis ɛt ˌmis̬ɛˈɾiːe

dies magna et amara valde.

di.es ˈmaɲa  ɛt aˈmaɾa ˈvalde

Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

dum ˈveneɾis judiˈkaɾe ˈsɛːkulum peɾ ˈiɲ.ɲem

Requiem aeternam dona eis,  Domine:

ˈrɛː.kʷi.em eˈtɛɾnam ˈdona ˈɛːis ˈdɔmine

et lux perpetua luceat eis.

ɛt luks perˈpɛːtu.a ˈluʧe.at eis

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna,

liˈbeɾa me ˈdɔmine de ˈmoɾte  eˈtɛɾna

in die illa tremenda:

in ˈdi.e ˈilːa tɾeˈmɛnda

Quando caeli movendi sunt et terra.

ˈkwando ˈʧeli mɔˈvɛndi sunt ɛt ˈtera

Dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

dum ˈveneɾis judiˈkaɾe ˈsɛːkulum peɾ ˈiɲ.ɲem

Kyrie, eleison, Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.

ˈkiɾi.e eˈlɛː.ison   ˈkɾiste eˈlɛː.ison   ˈkiɾi.e eˈlɛː.ison

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Requiescat in pace

ˈrɛːkʷi.eskat  in paʧe

Requiem aeternam dona eis,  Domine:

ˈrɛː.kʷi.em eˈtɛɾnam ˈdona ˈɛːis ˈdɔmine