Princess Diana's Funeral Part 15: Verdi Requiem, performed by Lynne Dawson

Second verse of Holst's 'I Vow to Thee, My Country' which was Diana's favourite hymn:

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;

we may not count her armies, we may not see her King;

her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;

and soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
and her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.

Followed by:

A reading by Diana's eldest sister Lady Sarah McCorquodale: 'Turn Again to Life' where she reads the apt words on Diana's passing, "Complete these dear unfinished tasks of mine". To fulfill this sentiment, the Princess Diana Memorial Fund was established in the autumn of 1997 with the direction of the then Chancellor of the Exchequer and now Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Its website can be found at http://www.theworkcontinues.org

There then follows an outstanding performance by one of Britain's most popular operatic Sopranos, Lynne Dawson with Verdi's Requiem. Lynne's website has her diary from the time she made her remarkable performance before a live TV audience of over two billion people.
http://www.lynnedawson.co.uk/diana.html

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda quando coeli movendi sunt, et terra:

dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

Tremens factus sum ego et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde.

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Translation from Latin:

Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death in that dread day when the heavens and the Earth shall be shaken, and you will come to judge the world by fire.

I tremble in awe of the judgment and the coming wrath.
Day of wrath, day of calamity and woe, great and exceeding bitter day.

Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Acknowledgement: I would like to thank Lynne for linking to this video from her website and for her touching and wonderful performance on that day in 1997.

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[markjh1035]

What is the name of the man doing the voice over, he has such a reassuring timbre.

I wonder if he has done any talking books.

[tribecatom]

It is the Scottish Actor, Tom Fleming. The only TV work is to provide the narration of state occasions for the BBC. I'm sure he's done audio books, you should google him.

[lopaisate]

I like Susan Boyle but, I'm sorry, you just cannot compare Susan to Lynn. I think Susan has a beautiful voice but there is no way on Earth she could handle Verdi and especially not this well.

[tribecatom]

I don't think SuBo has the requisite grasp of Latin you'd need to have in order to professionally attempt this.

[bighebrewbear]

No one will remember Boyle in 5 years.

[tribecatom]

i will and millions of others will for the rest of their lives

[petalovespongy]

Why are you even discussing Susan Boyle???? This is Dianas funeral, not Britains got talent!!!

[russell1e]

Enough about Susan Boyle! This is about sacred choral music, not contemporary pop. It's heinous to compare the two.

[mec7up]

1:54 : WOW, im sure this is the only sentence Diana would have on earth if she had a second chance : "Complete these dear unfinished tasks of mine"

[mec7up]

Christopher Philippe :you are 100% right. I didnt know this lady b4 the funeral and was HIT by this performance at the funeral. REST IN PEACE MY BEAUTIFUL ANGEL DIANA I LOVE YOU FOREVER

[iamhungey12345]

Land mine awareness.

[jordhart1]

Lynne Dawson has the most beautiful voice that i have ever heard.Jordan

[jordhart1]

Lynne dawson has the most wonderful voice.

[jordhart1]

Lynne dawson has the most wonderful voice.

[vincitutto]

io penso che la lingua latina ,lingua che per secoli ha rappresentato la lingua del mondo e poi è deceduta ,rappresenti al meglio la caducità del nostro essere.Diana requiem rescant in pace

[Dulleyes1]

Lynne Dawson made me cry when she sang the requiem all those years ago and sends a shiver well almost as i hear it each time, but she should be commended for her singing, well done lynne.

[director289]

Anglican, dude.

[verdi0381]

Dramatic interpretation of Verdi Requiem, the mistery if death seem here most profound and terrific.......... R.I.P.