Kyrie

rie, a transliteration of Greek κύριε (kyrie), vocative case of κύριος (kyrios), meaning "Lord" but mostly "Sir", is the common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, which is also called the Kyrie eleison /ˈkɪəri.eɪ ɨˈleɪ.ɨsɒn/ (Greek: Κύριε, ἐλέησον "Lord, have mercy").