Adam's Lament (Pärt)

Adam's Lament (Russian: Адамов плач Adamov plach) is a 2009 choral composition in Russian by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The lyrics were inspired by the chapter Adam's Lament found in the book Saint Silouan the Athonite. 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".