Where can I find the words to Mozarts Kyrie or Grand Mass in C(K.427)?
The text of Mozart’s Grand Mass in C is the same as the text of the ordinary (those texts which do not change from mass to mass) of any Roman Catholic mass. The words to the Kyrie Eleison, the first section of the ordinary of any Roman Catholic mass, and the only section that remained in Greek when the rest of the mass was said or sung in Latin, are simply Kyrie Eleison Christe Eleison Kyrie Eleison which, translated into English are Lord have mercy Christ have mercy Lord have mercy. The entire ordinary of a Roman Catholic mass consists of the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, the Benedictus (these last two are often taken as one section), the Agnus Dei, and the Ite Missa Est (this last one, the perfunctory “Go, you are dismissed,” is generally omitted in musical settings of the mass; it is understandably anticlimactic after the joyous closing text of the Agnus Dei, “Dona nobis pacem” or “Grant us peace”). So, for the text of this mass, follow this link: http://www.hartfordcho
