Nox Aurumque Lyrics - Light & Gold - 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.