Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: This child is destined to be a sign that will be rejected; and you too will be pierced to the heart. Many in Israel will stand or fall because of him; and so the secret thoughts of Mary will be laid bare.
Introduction
Set by Frank Ferko (b. 1950), "Introduction" [ mixed chorus ], from Stabat Mater, no. 0 [Sung Text]
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Luke 2:34-35Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]1 Stabat Mater dolorosa
Iuxta crucem lacrimosa
dum pendebat Filius.
2. Cuius animam gementem,
contristatam et dolentem,
pertransivit gladius.
3. O quam tristis et afflicta
fuit illa benedicta
Mater Unigeniti.
4. Quæ mœrebat et dolebat,
Pia Mater cum videbat
Nati pœnas incliti.
... Text Authorship:
- possibly by Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Stabat mater"
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The sorrowful mother", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La mère pleine de douleurs", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Karl Eitner) , "Stabat mater dolorosa"
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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]Author(s): Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306), Bible or other Sacred Texts