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sometimes misattributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153) and by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Memorare
Language: Latin 
Memorare, o piissima Virgo Maria,
non esse auditum a saeculo,
quemquam ad tua currentem praesidia,
tua implorantem auxilia,
tua petentem suffragia,
esse derelictum.
Ego, tali animatus confidentia,
ad te, Virgo virginum, Mater curro,
ad te venio, coram te gemens peccator assisto.
Noli, Mater Verbi, verba mea despicere,
sed audi, propitia, et exaudi.
Amen.

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153)
  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Memorare", part of the 15th-century prayer "Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria." [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Alphons Diepenbrock (1862 - 1921), "Memorare", 1902 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theo Van der Bijl (1886 - 1971), "Memorare" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Georges Boyer (1850 - 1931) [an adaptation] ; composed by Jules Massenet.
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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts ; composed by Pierre de Bréville, Alexis Jean Hubert Rostand, as Jean Hubert.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 53

Souvenez‑vous
Language: French (Français)  after the Latin 
Souvenez-vous, ô très miséricordieuse Vierge Marie, 
qu'on n'a jamais entendu dire qu'aucun 
de ceux qui ont eu recours à votre protection, 
imploré votre assistance, 
réclamé votre secours, 
ait été abandonné. 
Animé d'une pareille confiance, 
ô Vierge des vierges, ô ma Mère, 
je cours vers vous et, 
gémissant sous le poids de mes péchés, 
je me prosterne à vos pieds.
Ô Mère du Verbe, ne méprisez pas mes prières, 
mais accueillez-les favorablement 
et daignez les exaucer. Amen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts  [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin misattributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153) and by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Memorare", part of the 15th-century prayer "Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria."
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Pierre (Onfroy) de Bréville (1861 - 1949), "Souvenez-vous", 1899, published 1906 [ medium voice and piano ], from Prières d'enfant, no. 4, Éd. Salabert [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexis Jean Hubert Rostand (1844 - 1919), as Jean Hubert, "Souvenez-vous", <<1903 [ medium voice and organ ], from Les Encensoirs, motets et chants pieux, no. 18, Paris, Éd. Heugel & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-04-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 76

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