Virgin Theotokos, rejoice (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by (Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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Translation © by Laura Prichard

Богородице Дево, радуйся

Language: Church Slavonic

Available translation(s): ENG FIN

Богородице Дево, радуйся,
благодатная Марие, 
Господь с тобою.
Благословена ты в женах,
и благословен плод чрева твоего,
яко Спаса родила еси душ наших.

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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 Sergei Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943), "Богородице Дево, радуйся", op. 37 no. 6, published 1915, from Всенощное бдение = Vsenoshchnoe bdenie (All-night Vigil), no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Virgin Theotokos, rejoice", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 23

Virgin Theotokos, rejoice

Language: English after the Church Slavonic

Virgin Theotokos, rejoice,
Mary, full of grace,
[The] Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women,
And blessed is [the] fruit of your womb,
For you gave birth to the Saviour of our souls.

Note: Theotokos = God-bearer, the one who gives birth to God

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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 35