Nox Aurumque Lyrics

-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. [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/nox-aurumque-lyrics-eric-whitacre.html ]

-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.