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Template:Song One of the most legendary songs in the Ace Combat series, Megalith -Agnus Dei- is the 13th song of Disc 2 of the Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Original Soundtrack, and the 37th song of the OST in general. Inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor, Agnus Dei consists of a 4-part chorus arrangement by the Namco Hometek Choir, and a mix of classical and techno elements. This track plays during the final battle of the Usean Continental War, Operation: Judgment Day.

Lyrics

The song's lyrics were taken from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor.

Latin


Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem
Qui tollis peccata mundi

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem

Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine
Domine
Cum sanctis tuis in aeternum,
Quia pius es
Agnus Dei, dona eis requiem

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Dona eis requiem

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi
Aeternam dona eis Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

English translation


Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest
Who take away the sins of the world

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest

Eternal light shine upon them, Lord
Lord
With your saints for eternity,
For you are faithful
Lamb of God, grant them rest

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world
Grant them rest

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world
Grant them eternity, Lord
And let perpetual light shine on them

Trivia

  • The name "Megalith Agnus Dei" has a deep religious symbolism: Agnus Dei is Latin for "Lamb of God", while a "megalith" is a large stone; this symbolizes the sacrificial lamb of Christianity, which is a lamb sacrificed in the name of God in order to gain his favor. Continuing with the "sacrificial lamb" point, this is further symbolized by Bravo 2's SpecOps team, which went into the interiors of Megalith in order to capture the main control room to open up the site's main blast door leading to the giant ICBM; meanwhile, the player can hear the team's situation over the radio, and can even hear how members are killed in real time. Alongside the Lamb of God references, the entire mission's point is to symbolize humanity's sins & the Apocalypse: this is backed up by the Eruseans' attempt to saturate ISAF-controlled terrains with ballistic missile attacks (and perhaps a nuclear strike) as well as knocking asteroids out of orbit, which mirrors the end of the world, while the destruction of the giant ICBM & the subsequent end of the Usean Continental War mirror humanity's reconciliation with God.
  • Due to it's popularity, Megalith -Agnus Dei- is widely considered to be the leitmotif (signature/image song) of Mobius One, as well as of the Ace Combat series.
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