The sorrowful mother | 1. The sorrowful mother

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possibly by Jacopone da Todi (1230 - 1306)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

STABAT

(Sung text for setting by G. Medlock)

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Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

 ... 

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

 ... 

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

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 8,20 of the original text.

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Composition:

Garrett Medlock

If You Use Your Senses

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 G. Medlock)

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Language: English after the Latin

 ... 

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

 ... 

    20. When my body has died,
Let my soul be granted 
The glory of Paradise. Amen.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 8,20 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

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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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