Plange quasi virgo

Plange quasi virgo, plebs mea,

Weep like a virgin, my people,

ululate, pastores, in cinere et cilicio

howl, keepers of the flock, covered with ashes and wearing hair-shirts,

quia veniet dies Domini magna et amara valde.

for the great and very bitter day of the Lord will come.

Accingite vos, sacerdotes, et plangite, ministri altaris,

Prepare yourselves, priests, and lament, acolytes before the altar, cover yourselves with ashes.

aspergite vos cinere.

For the great and very bitter day of the Lord will come.

Quia veniet dies Domini magna et amara valde.