"Pie Jesu" is the Latin vocative for "Pious Jesus" though it is usually translated as "O Sweet Jesus" as part of invocations in prayer.
An exact translation of a song such as this is clearly difficult to give. It is
the feeling that counts most. The lyrics and translation into English given in
the CD-booklet of Voice of an Angel (1998) from Charlotte Church, for example,
are:
Latin lyrics English translation
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu,
Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu,
Qui tollis peccata mundi;
Dona eis requiem,
Dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei,
Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei,
Qui tollis peccata mundi;
Dona eis requiem,
Dona eis requiem.
Sempiternam, sempiternam requiem.
Lord, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy,
You who take away the sins of the world;
Grant them peace,
Grant them peace.
Lamb of God, Lamb of God,
Lamb of God, Lamb of God,
You who take away the sins of the world;
Grant them peace,
Grant them peace.
Peace everlasting, everlasting.
The last line is actually "Everlasting, everlasting peace" of course. By the
way, the translation of "requiem" as "peace" is, religiously speaking, not
really correct: it is better to use "rest", as in the first translation.
The translation of the Latin phrase, "Pie Jesu" as "Lord, have mercy" is incorrect. A better translation would be "Devoted Jesus", "Faithful Jesus", "O Sweet Jesus", or perhaps even "Merciful Jesus".The writer might have had the phrase "Kyrie eleison" in mind, which is actually Greek. Another translation of "sempiternam requiem"is "Grant them eternal rest".
It translates as Blessed Jesus, or Sanctified Jesus.
"Pie Jesu" is a section of the "Dies irae," which is part of the Requiem Mass. It's been set to music hundreds of times by dozens of composers. The most famous version is that written by Gabriel Faure.
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Roman Catholic AnswerThe Pie Jesu is a motet taken from the last couplet of the Dies Irae, from the Requiem Mass (Mass for the Dead). It was written - many times by different authors as music for this Mass."Pie Jesu" is part of the Requiem Mass and setting have been composed by many musicians. The one you are probably thinking of is a separate composition by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Other settings by Gabriel Faure and Verdi have also been popular from time to time.
Pie Jesu is a motet derived from the 13th century Latin hymn "Dies Irae". It became common in the 18th and 19th cetury with composers like Antonin Dvorak or Luigi Cherubini.
latin
Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu (pee-ay yay-zu) Qui tollis peccata mundi (kwee tollees pec-ah-tah muhn-dee) Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem (donna ay-ees reck-wee-em) Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei (agnoos day-ee) Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Dona eis requiem Sempiternam (semp-ee-tair-nam) Dona eis requiem Sempiternam Requiem Sempiternam
Pie Jesu from Requiem (1893) by Gabriel FaureThere are many different composers:Pie Jesu is derived from the final couplet of the Dies irae and it can be included in the Requiem Mass.The settings of the Requiem Mass by Luigi Cherubini, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Karl Jenkins and Fredrik Sixten include a Pie Jesu as an independent movement."Of all these, by far the best known is the Pie Jesu from Fauré's Requiem; Camille Saint-Saëns said of it, "just as Mozart's is the only Ave verum corpus, this is the only Pie Jesu"-.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_Jesu
High A-flat
Yes it's a requiem.
pee-ay yay-zoo
Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu (pee-ay yay-zu) Qui tollis peccata mundi (kwee tollees pec-ah-tah muhn-dee) Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem (donna ay-ees reck-wee-em) Pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu, pie Jesu Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei, Agnus Dei (agnoos day-ee) Qui tollis peccata mundi Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Dona eis requiem Sempiternam (semp-ee-tair-nam) Dona eis requiem Sempiternam Requiem Sempiternam
Latin
Several composers have written a "Pie Jesu" as part of their choral works. One that comes to mind in John Rutter.
Pie Jesu from Requiem (1893) by Gabriel FaureThere are many different composers:Pie Jesu is derived from the final couplet of the Dies irae and it can be included in the Requiem Mass.The settings of the Requiem Mass by Luigi Cherubini, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Karl Jenkins and Fredrik Sixten include a Pie Jesu as an independent movement."Of all these, by far the best known is the Pie Jesu from Fauré's Requiem; Camille Saint-Saëns said of it, "just as Mozart's is the only Ave verum corpus, this is the only Pie Jesu"-.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_Jesu
1985
High A-flat
Yes it's a requiem.
pee-ay yay-zoo
Although a Pie Jesu is usually soft and smooth, it is from a requiem,which is a mass for the dead and the translation means "let them rest in peace"...them being the dead.
The top note sung is A.
Pie jesu.
Pie Jesu means "Pious Jesus" (but it's sometimes sung as "O Sweet Jesus").There have been a few Pie Jesu written as part of the Requiem Mass.The classic one is by Fauré from his "Requiem".The recent popular Pie Jesu was written by Andrew Lloyd Weber as part of his "Requiem", and has been recorded by Sarah Brightman, Angelis, Charlotte Church, Marie Osmond and others.