English translation of Stabat mater

by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736), "Stabat mater"

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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.

5. Quis est homo qui non fleret,
Matrem Christi si videret
in tanto supplicio?

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8. Vidit suum dulcem natum
moriendo desolatum,
dum emisit spiritum.

9. Eia Mater, fons amoris,
me sentire vim doloris
fac, ut tecum lugeam.

10. Fac ut ardeat cor meum
in amando Christum Deum,
ut sibi complaceam.

11. Sancta Mater, istud agas,
Crucifixi fige plagas
cordi meo valide.

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16. Fac ut portem Christi mortem,
passionis fac consortem,
et plagas recolere.

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22. Fac me cruce custodiri
Morte Christi praemuniri
Confoveri gratia

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Stabat Mater speciosa"

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20. Quando corpus morietur,
fac ut animæ donetur
Paradisi gloria. Amen

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    1. The sorrowful mother
Stood weeping next to the cross
Upon which her son was hanging.

    2. Whose anguished soul, 
Grief stricken and sorrowful,
Had been pierced by a sword.

    3. O what sadness and suffering
For she who was blessed to be
Mother of the only-begotten One.

    4. Who grieved and lamented,
The pious mother, as she saw
The torments of her Son.

    5. Is there a person who would not weep,
Upon seeing the Mother of Christ
In such great distress?

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    8. She witnessed her sweet child
Dying in desolation
As His spirit left Him.

    9. Ah, Mother, wellspring of love,
Allow me to feel the power of your grief
So that I might mourn with you.

    10. Make my heart burn
With love for Christ, the Lord,
So that I might please Him.

    11. Holy Mother, do this,
Impart the wounds of the crucifixion
Powerfully onto my heart.

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    16. May I bear Christ’s death,
The consequence of his Passion,
And forever remember his wounds.

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22. May the child protect me,
And Christ’s word strengthen me,
And his blessing save me.

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  • Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2024 by Benjamin Kasiel Pixley, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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    20. When my body has died,
Let my soul be granted 
The glory of Paradise. Amen.

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