That soprano soloist has a hauntingly perfect voice...

one of the highest achievements for humanity, Miserere mei Dues. what a treasure

Lamb of God have mercy on us!

I can't understand how anyone could dislike this. It is so beautiful.

13:07 is what i came here for.

Helium brought us here.

I am not a christian or any kind of religious person but I have to admit, this is a hauntingly beautiful piece of music.

Shh, no tears, only dreams now

This touches me inside in a place I didn't know existed.

Isn’t it amazing we can all gather here together to share our feelings and love for this beautiful music ?

There is something about this music, it is sad, happy, mysterious, longing, relaxing, all in one. Love it!

This piece was regarded by the Vatican as one of the most "holy", or rather most "useful", musical pieces they possessed in their library. So much so that centuries they guarded the piece and did not allow anyone to copy the manuscript. They where not prepared, however, for a special visit in 1770 from a 14 year old named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozard, who, on a trip to Rome with his father, heard the piece twice and transcribed it faithfully from memory thus creating the first known unauthorised copy!

How can one describe the most devine music? I'm turning 50. I have played rock'n roll, played the drums, danced on latina music. But when I learned about this music and started to read about it, a new world opened up. I have no words. One wanders of in a completely different world. One of history, divinity, in search of a soul. I am speachless.

I love this type of music, and i'm 17 in 2015. It'll never get old.

I have been looking for this for 15 years.

I´m a fan of rock and similar stuff... But this... is just too good.

I think God takes pity on us and every now and then, He sends us a tiny bit of the music that angels sing, so that we can nourish our souls with beauty..

goosebumps all the time...a true piece of Christian-European culture...so peaceful and enchanting.. *_*

I've been listening to this repeatedly over the past few days. I like to think about young mozart coming to church hearing this the first time, being stunned and captivated by it's beauty and committing it to memory. I have to say it really is one song to inspire you. It makes me want to learn to sing classically.

The wife and i were some of the first to visit New York after the Towers came down. We went out on the second day that flying was allowed. We went on one of the tour buses, pretty empty, and it drove past where the Towers used to be. There was nothing but wreckage. Later that afternoon we stopped at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. As we went in the choir was singing. It was this they were singing. Never forget it.

I am listening to this while laying under the full moon.

Hi Im a Cathedral Chorister of Lincoln cathedral. Aged 13 and Am headboy at this moment in time. I have sung the Top C in this Piece many times. I have begun to realise my voice isn't Breaking As per a usual voice. When i sing the next miserere mei Deus i will Be 14. This is the most influential piece a boy/ girl can do and am so happy i got the chance to sing this

all these years i tend to listen to that specific performance of new college's choir. There is no replacement of this voice 13:14, it is perfection that brings me to tears !

Everytime I hear this beauty I feel a peace of heaven

its so beautiful and sad, it hurts.

That harmony at 0:40-0:57

once more the voice prove to be the greatest instument of all

I remember when I was a chorister singing this, and got the privilege to sing the treble solo. Listening to it now always chills me!

I love the big noise of Slipknot, Metallica, Queen, Avenged sevenfold, Machine head to name a few, but this is one of the greatest pieces of music I have heard in my life.

English Translation: Psalm 51 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. 5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place. 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. 15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. 17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. 18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Dang I just cried

One day I listened to this version while traveling in a plane, watching the sea of clouds and the sky above. I was like in heaven ! This version is definately the best ever !

The most beautifully spine-tingling piece of music that has graced my ears. Sometimes I'll take the 14 minutes aside to listen to this with my eyes closed. It totally de-fuddles my brain and puts the day on pause. I can open my eyes after this song has finished with a refreshed and peaceful perspective. It brings a smile and goosebumps to my skin when I let myself totally immerse into those voices. Bliss.

can anyone recommend me other music like this? my god this kind of music makes me forget how shits my life is.

Don't even know how I ended up here, but started playing this video thinking I would not finish it because it is 14+ minutes long. But man, I did not expected to feel so spiritually lifted. I can't think of any word that describes it better than PEACEFUL.

Always makes my neck hairs bristle. One of the greatest musical creations of human history.

My father passed away exactly 20 years ago, in a warm august afternoon. He died at home, with his wife and kids as he wished. He was an alcoholic, he started drinking at a very young age to stay awake during long work journeys until he died at 54. I was 4 or 5 when it happened and I still remember people trying to comfort me saying the pain would go away, it's been 20 long years and it still hurts. Everytime I get home and I know I won't see my dad I miss my old man, and everytime someone talks about him I want to cry. I'd trade everything in the world just to sit and talk to him for an hour. My father was a very good man. I still love you dad ... Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, I promisse we'll meet again, somewhere.

I have two CD's of this. I have a back up God fearing one will be broken. Had I known of this years ago, I would have had this played at our mother's funeral.

That's what I call soul food.

Reminds me of Christmas time, and Christmas time is truly the most beautiful time of the year, with all the songs and cold weather.

We're singing this in choir and i am SO unbelievably excited :))))

Maybe humanity isn't so bad after all...

Absolutely gorgeous. Even my 1.5 year old daughter fell silent and relaxed listening to this with me. Thank you for sharing. :)

The rustling is an illusion, our jimmies are infinite.

Magnifique comme tout ce qui est chanté par le choeur du New College d'Oxford

Almost literally breathtakingly beautiful. Impossible to imagine any music more beautiful. Impossible to imagine a way to improve it. Sublime in the true sense.

7:33 I'm speechless and tears come from how beautiful this womans voice is

This piece always causes me to weep.

as a teenager my dad wnoould blast this as well as other classical pieces so i would get out of bed. these songs have been burned to my brain. i have learned to appreciate these masterpieces and at the same time remember him.

I'm 18. Not even religious. But I love this type of music. I wish I could sing like that.

So heavenly....an angel choir here on earth...exquisite.

I tear up when I hear this music...the word beautiful doesn't do it justice. I'm singing this song in my choir, and I love it so much. I can just imagine hearing this in a cathedral in England--even more amazing!

This song proves to me that beauty and hope is immortal, irrepressible and infinite.

Every time I hear this piece I'm taken back to my childhood; my mother, especially, played this on repeat. Happy, tranquil memories.

I simply cannot gather the words to explain how I feel when I hear this....my tears prevent me from writing so....my heart is renewed and all my troubles are washed away. I invite anyone to feel how this music lifts you to another place beyond the suffering of our lives on earth...close your eyes, and let it into your heart, it feels so good. I lost my faith at one point, not knowing if I had a future, then I found it again, and now, when I behold his majesty, I become so emotional. He is truly beautiful and merciful. Our father has mercy on all our souls. Never doubt him. He will never doubt you. If you don't believe in him, he will still have mercy on your soul too and you will all still be welcome in Heaven, friends:) When we need to forgive someone, it can be the hardest thing for one to do, but it is the most beautiful, comforting, loving and renewing feeling for one to receive. In the end, God will show you the way.

I'm student, it's almost 10 pm, i'm still at the library and in 15 minutes i've done more work than those 2 last hours. Sure my brain was stimulated by this beautiful song :)

C'est le plus beau chant jamais entendu. Il me donne un avant gout du Paradis. Il était à l'enterrement de mon oncle. si émouvant et spirituel...

Brian i am so so sorry for your sad losses i am sending my prayers your way may your daughter shine through your granddaughter . god bless

This is amazing I have never hard a quoir like this before

TIL there was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year-old Mozart listened to the piece two times, transcribed it from memory, and produced the first unauthorized copy of the song en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miserere_(Allegri)

At night in bed i have the radio on, and many times i hear the Miserere mei deus, and today i find it here. This just brings such joy and stirs the soul. I am sure it means so many things to everyone, but to me it brings something so special words just cant say. Thanks for shareing.

Approximate English Translation of the Lyrics: Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that they may be justified in thy words and mayest overcome when thou art judged. For behold, I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. Turn away thy face from my sins: and put out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within my bowels. Do not cast me not away from Thy presence: and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation: and strengthen your spirit in me. I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have given it: with burnt offerings: I will not be delighted. Sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Deal favorably, O Lord, in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar

Lyrics: Miserere mei, Deus Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me. Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper. Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis, et vincas cum judicaris. Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea. Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti mihi. Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata. Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis. Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me. Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me. Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur. Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea justitiam tuam. Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam. Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis. Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus, non despicies. Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem. Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta: tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos.

The words are music enough and this magnificent setting of them is surely one of the most profoundly musical expressions of religious sentiment ever.

I'm not religious at all, I still love this.

Psalm 51--a beautiful, hautning and etherial setting

Each time i listen to the song, i always imagine how heaven will look like.. It takes far to the imaginary realm..

This song was only played in the Sistine chapel, until Mozart heard it twice and transcribed it from memory, today we know it as the helium hymn

I'm also a Muslim, but I have to admit, this is just so beautiful. Idk why but I love this sort of 'music' The high pitch voice etc.

Beautiful song. Many people (me too) think that the Miserere of Allegri is the best sing of the entire world.

I am a chorister of All Saints Church Northampton and I have sung both alto and soprano 1 in the solo parts and the feel of it is AMAZING!!!!!

this is either the voice of the angels or some kind of arcane magic

After countless plays, the final chord still gives me goosebumps every time. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. This performance and recording mean very much to me.

1:57 is my favorite part. I love the chorus there.

I share all the same thought and feelings everyone has written on this board. this musid really touches the soul. I think this is what the entire world needs to listen to right now to calm down

How can you listen to this and not cry

All of these religions got me confused.I practice Islam cause i was born as it.All of these religions teach us that theres heaven but all with different stories.I really like this.This is magnificent

Brilliant performance. Absolutely crystalline.

after all these years... so Epic

is this music Roman Catholic????

I may not be strongly religious, but the beauty of the music is so calming.

Shh, no tears..only dreams now

Music to die to. At peace with the world and with God. Not that I believe in him of course but just in case he's looking in and listening. :)

Make me cry everytime, it penetrate my entire soul

Such are the effects of music inspired by the Holy Spirit of God

A cliche, I know, but I adore this. I have always listened to this with tears in my eyes but a song in my heart. It brings feelings of hope, clarity and pure goodness. Thank you for the beautyxx

this is beautiful beyond words...

This particular key gives me absolute chills...pretty sure I'm going to have this on a loop for hours.

im not christian .. not even religious but damnn this is beautiful

It is possibly the most sublime creation of the story for human voice, really the combination of the voices like instruments, creating music that connects with the sensitivity of the hearer. If peace has a sound, it has to be this.

Those high notes in soprano gives me chills every time I hear it...so beautiful

Psalm 51: ave mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

It's so magnificent. I stumbled upon here because I was curious as to what Mozart pirated. Is it any wonder as to why it was kept under lock and key by the Vaticans? Even as one who primarily listen to more modern genres such as rock and pop, I cannot help but wonder at the masterpiece that is Miserere mei, Deus. If there was ever a thing that could make me close my eyes in awe, it is this.

01:55 The most beautifull notes I have ever heard

Some background: "Gregorio Allegri's 'Miserere, mei Deus' was declared to be too powerful by the pope and locked away. Writing it down or performing it elsewhere were punishable by excommunication. A 14 year old boy heard it (it is about 15 minutes long), and went home and wrote it down. This boy was Mozart. He then smuggled the copy out of Rome."

I want this song playing either when I die or at my funeral. So beautiful :') (and I'm saying this as a metalhead)

Merci Civilization IV de m'avoir fais découvrir cette musique !

Ein göttliches Stück Musik

Had a chance to sing the counter-tenor part in this, chickened out to my eternal shame & regret! The most poignant & ethereal piece of music ever written, in my opinion?

Tears