by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Stabat mater speciosa
Language: Latin
1. Stabat Mater speciosa Iuxta foenum gaudiosa Dum iacebat parvulus 2. Cuius animam gaudentem Laetabundam et ferventem Pertransivit iubilus 3. O quam laeta et beata Fuit illa immaculata Mater unigeniti! 4. Quae gaudebat et ridebat, Exultabat cum videbat Nati partum incliti 5. Quis est, qui non gauderet, Christi Matrem si videret In tanto solacio? 6. Quis non posset collaetari, Piam Matrem contemplari Ludentem cum Filio? 7. Pro peccatis suae gentis Vidit Iesum cum iumentis, Et algori subditum. 8. Vidit suum dulcem natum Vagientum adoratum Vili diversorio 9. Nati Christus in praesepe Coeli cives canunt laete Cum immenso gaudio 10. Stabat senex cum puella Non cum verbo nec loquela Stupescentes cordibus 11. Eia Mater, fons amoris Me sentire vim ardoris Fac, ut tecum sentiam 12. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum In amando Christum Deum Ut sibi complaceam 13. Sancta Mater, istud agas, Pone nostro ducas plagas Cordi fixas valide. 14. Tui nati coelo lapsi, Iam dignati foeno nasci, Poenas mecum divide. 15. Fac me tecum congaudere Iesulino cohaerere Donec ego vixero 16. In me sistat ardor tui Puerino fac me frui Dum sum in exilio 17. Hunc ardorem fac communem, Ne me facias immunem, Ab hoc desiderio. 18. Virgo virginum praeclara, Mihi iam non sis amara Fac me parvum rapere 19. Fac, ut portem pulchrum fortem Qui nascendo vicit mortem, Volens vitam tradere. 20. Fac me tecum satiari, Nato tuo inebriari, Stans inter tripudia 21. Inflammatus et accensus Obstupescit omnis sensus Tali decommercio. 22. Fac me [nato]1 custodiri [Verbo]2 Christi praemuniri [Conservari]3 gratia 23. Quando corpus morietur, Fac, ut animae donetur Tui nati vis
G. Pergolesi sets stanza 22
1 Pergolesi: "cruce"
2 Pergolesi: "Morte"
3 Pergolesi: "Confoveri"
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Stabat Mater speciosa" [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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Stabat mater speciosa", S. 3 no. 3 (1866), from oratorio Christus, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710 - 1736), "Stabat mater"
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Benjamin Kasiel Pixley) , "The Mother was standing, beautiful", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La mère magnifique se tenait", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Karl Eitner) , "Stabat mater speciosa"
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 69
Word count: 263