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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

O Maria Salvatoris Mater
Language: Latin 
O Maria Salvatoris Mater,
Fragrans flos pudoris,
Superans nascentia.

Parit illa mater fructum
Qui iam nostrum tulit luctum
Cunctaque peccamina.

Parit Christum virgo manens;
Quisnam negat? Numquid parens
Virga Aaron legitur frondes,
Flores produxisse?
Deum ita potuisse
Filium adseritur.

Ex hac matre sic intacta
Gignit eum, quo est facta
Cunctaque viventia.

Illam ergo recolamus,
Cuius fructum sic amamus;
Colant et caelestia.

Quisnam vivit hoc in mundo,
Cum sit captus iniucundo
Morbo vel tristitia,

Quin, si oret istam matrem,
Intercedat ut ad Patrem
Caelesti in patria?

Exstat mater tum parata
Nos iuvare; En! Quam grata
Adest semper Maria.
Rogamus et Frideswidam,
Magdalenam, Catharinam
Doctam philosophia;

Theologia disputans
Gentes cunctas superans
Cum sit haec Catharina.

His iam sanctis iubilemus,
Voce, corde decantemus
Hac nostra melodia.

Text 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 John Browne (flourished c1490), "O Maria Salvatoris Mater" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-23
Line count: 36
Word count: 123

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