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15. Virgo virginum præclara,
mihi iam non sis amara:
fac me tecum plangere.
16. Fac ut portem Christi mortem,
passionis fac consortem,
et plagas recolere.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 15-16 of the original text.
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Composition:
Set to music by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Virgo", 1843, stanzas 15-16
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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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Word count: 237
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15. Virgin, chosen above all virgins,
Do not turn your bitterness toward me:
Allow me to weep with you.
16. May I bear Christ’s death,
The consequence of his Passion,
And forever remember his wounds.
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