Lux Mortua: Interlude — Ritus Coronationis (The Coronation Rite)

[00:00] [low drones • distant bells • whispered female choir] [Chant I] Ossa eius sub pedibus nostris, Lacrimae eius in poculo nostro. Cantate, umbrae, Cantate, et coronate. [00:40] [organ moaning • tremolo strings • soft taiko heartbeats] [Chant II] Cor meum ardet… cor meum ardet… cor meum ardet… Et flamma eius erit corona mea. O—o—o— (sibilans) ah—ah—ah (frigide) [01:20] [soprano distant cry • choir whispers] [Chant III] Mors luci. Nativitas tenebris. Inclinate capita vestra, Regina surgit. [01:50] [bells fade • organ swells into silence] [Outro] Et pallium rubrum fit corona sanguinis.