Ave verum corpus,
natum de Maria Virgine:
Vere passum, immolatum
in cruce pro homine:
Cuius latus perforatum,
unda fluxit sanguine:
Esto nobis prægustatum
in mortis examine.
O Jesu dulcis, o Jesu pie,
O Jesu Fili Dei et Mariæ.
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Note: the text is often attributed to Pope Innocent VI (?-1362)
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michel Bosc (b. 1963), "Ave verum corpus", 2012 [ low voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by William Byrd (1542?3? - 1623), "Ave verum corpus" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edward Elgar, Sir (1857 - 1934), "Ave verum corpus" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "Ave verum", 1933 [ voice, violin ad libitum, and organ ], A.F. Publishing [sung text not yet checked]
- by Kaj Erik Gustafsson (b. 1942), "Ave, verum corpus", 1990 [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mervyn, Lord Horder, the Second Baron of Ashford (1910 - 1998), "Ave verum corpus" [ SATB chorus and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Ave verum corpus, natum" [ three-part chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lodewijk Mortelmans (1868 - 1952), "Ave verum corpus", 1901 [ vocal trio with organ ad libitum ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ave verum corpus", K. 618 (1791) [ chorus, strings, and organ ], motet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Georg Wilhelm Rauchenecker (1844 - 1906), "Ave verum corpus", 1903, first performed 1904 [ alto, cello, harp, and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jaroslav Stastny-Pokorny (b. 1952), as Peter Graham, "Ave Verum Corpus" [ soprano, clarinet and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Guillermo Uribe Holguín (1880 - 1971), "Ave verum", op. 2 no. 1 (1905) [ 2 voices, harmonium and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Edward Francis Garesché) , "Hail, true Body, truly born of the Virgin Mary mild"
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Ton Rooijmans) , "Nous vous saluons, vrai corps du Christ"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-26
Line count: 10
Word count: 38
Gegroet, werkelijk lichaam,
Geboren uit de Maagd Maria.
Gij hebt echt geleden, bent geofferd
Op het kruis voor de mens.
Uit uw doorboorde zijde
Vloeide water en bloed.
Wees ons tot voorsmaak
In de beproeving van de dood.
O goede Jezus, o trouwe Jezus,
O Jezus, zoon van Maria!