by Franz Seraph Kohlbrenner (1728 - 1783)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Sei Mutter der Barmherzigkeit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE
Sei Mutter der Barmherzigkeit,
Sei Königin gegrüßet,
Des Lebens Freud' und Süßigkeit,
Durch die uns Trost zufließet.
 
Zu dir, o Mutter, rufen wir,
Mit Tränen seufzen wir zu dir,
O wend' dein [freundlich]1 Angesicht
Auf uns vom Himmels Throne.

Versag' uns deine Fürbitt' nicht
Bei Jesu, deinem Sohne,
Nach unserm Tode zeig' uns ihn,
Bei ihm sei uns're Mittlerin
In aller Trübsal, [in]2 Angst und Not.
 
[O hilf uns in den]3 Leiden,
Hilf, tröste uns und bitt' bei Gott,
Wenn wir von hinnen scheiden,
Erwerb uns Sieg im letzten Streit,
O Mutter der Barmherzigkeit!

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Note: While Kohlbrenner's original text (see below) consists of three stanzas with 6 lines each, Schubert subdivided the text into four stanzas (4+4+5+5 lines). Kohlbrenner's Salve Regina has been reprinted many times in various prayer books, with small textual variations. Schubert's actual text source is not known, comparatively close is Katholisches Gesangbuch zum allgemeinen Gebrauche bei öffentlichen Gottesverehrungen, Erster Band. München, 1810, pages 354-355.

1 Gesangbuch 1810: "himmlisch"; Kohlbrenner: "gütig"
2 added by Schubert
3 Gesangbuch 1810, and Kohlbrenner: "Komm uns zu Hülf im"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Duits Salve Regina", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "German Salve Regina (Hail, Queen of Heaven)", subtitle: "Hymn to the Holy Mother of God", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Salve regina allemand", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this text: Lau Kanen [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 94

Salve, mare de misericòrdia
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Salve, mare de misericòrdia,
salve, reina del cel,
goig i dolçor de la vida,
amb els que ens reconfortes.

A tu, oh Mare, a tu invoquem,
amb llàgrimes sospirem al teu envers,
oh, gira el teu rostre amorós
vers nosaltres des del tron celestial.

No ens deneguis la teva intercessió
a favor de Jesús, el teu fill,
després de la nostra mort porta’ns a ell,
sigues la nostra mitjancera
en totes les tribulacions, els temors i la fretura.

Oh, ajuda’ns en el sofriment,
ajuda’ns i reconforta’ns i prega a Déu
quan hàgim de deixar aquest món,
atorga’ns la victòria en el darrer combat,
oh, mare de misericòrdia.

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Translations of title(s):
"Deutsches Salve Regina" = "Salve Regina alemany"
"Salve Regina" = "Salve Regina"


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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (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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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 107