The sorrowful mother | 1. The sorrowful mother

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possibly by Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Virgo

(Sung text for setting by C. Loewe)

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Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

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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:

Carl Loewe

Text Authorship:

possibly by Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)

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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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 60
Word count: 237

The sorrowful mother

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Loewe)

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Language: English after the Latin

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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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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 15-16 of the original text.

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a text in Latin possibly by Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-08-05
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