Текст песни John Tavener - Funeral Canticle

Eonia i Mnimi
(Αἰωνία ἡ μνήμη) - "Memory Eternal"

Verse 1:
We are born as naked infants,
Then baptized into Christ our God.
Rocks and shoals of life beset us,
Washed in waters of our Lord.
Alleluia.

chorus:
What earthy sweetness remaineth unmixed with grief?
What glory standeth immutable on earth?
All things are but shadows most feeble,
But most deluding dreams.

Yet one moment only,
And death shall supplant then all.
But in the light of thy countenance,
Oh Christ, and in the sweetness of thy beauty,
Give rest to him whom thou hast chosen,
Because thou lovest mankind.

Verse 2:
[Repeat the Kliros once again]

Verse 3:
Grant, Oh Lord, in love unceasing,
Rest to him now lying here.
Grant him rest among the faithful,
In the life beyond compare.
Alleluia.