Je vous salue Marie, pleine de grâce

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Ave Maria gratia plena

(Sung text for setting by J. Ockeghem)

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Language: Latin

Our translations: FRE

Ave Maria gratia plena
Dominus tecum. 
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, 
Et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Ave Maria.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

See also Geert Cuypers's very informative Ave Maria Songs website.

Note: used as the basis for an acrostic in Marchetto da Padova's Ave Regina Celorum / Mater innocentie

Composition:

Johannes Ockeghem

Text Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ave Maria", Luke 1, 28 & 42; Breviarium Romanum (1568)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

AFR Afrikaans (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Wees gegroet Maria"
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Wees gegroet, Maria"
ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Ave Maria"
FRE French (Français) (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Dios te salve Maria"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

Je vous salue Marie, pleine de grâce

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Ockeghem)

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Language: French (Français) after the Latin

Je vous salue Marie, pleine de grâce.
Le Seigneur est avec vous.
Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, 
Priez pour nous pécheurs,
Maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort.
Je vous salue Marie.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ave Maria", Luke 1, 28 & 42; Breviarium Romanum (1568)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 48