Adam's Lament (Pärt)

Adam's Lament
by Arvo Pärt
Text	by Silouan of Athos
Language	Russian
Composed	2009 (2009)
Scoring	SATB choir and orchestra

Adam's Lament (Russian: Адамов плач Adamov plach) is a 2009 choral composition in Russian language by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt on a text by Silouan of Athos (Силуан Афонский). The work is scored for choir and orchestra, and is a setting of the words of Saint Silouan. Pärt has been reported to say that the fallen Adam of the work represents "humankind in its entirety and each individual person alike".

The poem by Silouan begins:

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