by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Memorare, Mater Christi
Language: Multiple Languages
Available translation(s): ENG
Memorare, Mater Christi, Perturbata quae fuisti, Dum per Symeonis dictum Prescivisti cordis ictum. Ab Herodem fugiendo, Tibi, Virgo, condolendo, Precamur, ut a reatu Solvamur tuo precatu. Auxiata plus fuisti, Filium dum perdidisti, Lagrimando non cessabas, Donec Jesum, quem amabas, Reperisti: supplicamus, Per te Jesum sic queramus, Ut in hora mortis dirae Mereamur invenire. Rorsum, Virgo, doluisti Captum natum cum scevisti, Dumque crucem bajulabat Et in mortem properabat. Fac nos crucem venerari, Ut per eam assignari Mereamur mortis hora, Christo regi sine mora. Cantus firmus: Nunca fué pena mayor Nin tormento extraño Que iguale con el dolor Que resçibo engaño.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Matthaeus Pipelare (c1450 - 1515), "Memorare, Mater Christi" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Remember us, Mother of Christ", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-10
Line count: 29
Word count: 99