O Virgin who gave birth to God | O Virgin who gave birth to God

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by Nicolas Nuñez (flourished 15th century)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

O Vírgen que á Dios pariste

Language: Spanish (Español)

Our translations: ENG

O Vírgen que á Dios pariste,
y nos diste
á todos tan gran victoria;
tórname alegre de triste,
pues podiste
tornar nuestra pena en gloria.

Señora, á tí me convierte
de tal suerte,
que destruyendo mi mal
yo nada tema la muerte,
y pueda verte
en tu trono angelical.

Pues no manchada naciste,
y mereciste
alcanzar tan gran memoria;
torname alegre de triste,
pues podiste
tornar nuestra pena en gloria.

Text Authorship:

by Nicolas Nuñez (flourished 15th century), "O Vírgen que á Dios pariste" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Spanisches Liederbuch, in 1. Geistliche Lieder, no. 2 ; composed by Ferdinand von Hiller, Hugo Wolf.

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "O Virgin who gave birth to God", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 70

O Virgin who gave birth to God

Language: English after the Spanish (Español)

O Virgin who gave birth to God,
and gave us all 
such a great victory,
make me happy, who now grieves,
for you can change 
our pain into glory.

Lady, convert me from such fortune 
to your devotion,
that in destroying my evil nature,
I might fear naught of death,
and I might see you 
on your angelic throne.

For you were born with no stain,
and deserved to achieve such a 
great and memorable milestone:
make me happy, who now
grieves,
for you can change our pain into glory.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Spanish (Español) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Nicolas Nuñez (flourished 15th century), "O Vírgen que á Dios pariste"
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-31
Line count: 18
Word count: 90