“Ankh ankh, en mitak”

From the Egyptian Book of the Dead, translated by Budge

As presented in Philip Glass’ opera Akhenaton

Ankh ankh, en mitak Yewk er heh en heh Aha en heh Ya inen makhent en Ra, Rud akit em mehit Emkhentik er she neserer En netcher khert

Live life, you will not die You will exist for millions of millions of years For billions of millions of years Hail, bringer of the boat of Ra Strong are your sails in the wind As you sail across the Lake of Fire In the Under World