Hail, sweetest Mary

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Translation © by Kendree Chen

Ave, dulcissima Maria

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG GER

Ave, dulcissima Maria,
vera spes et vita, dulce refrigerium!
O Maria, flos virginum,
ora pro nobis Jesum.¹

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• M. Lauridsen

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¹ Lauridsen adds "o Maria. Alleluia."

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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 Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Ave, dulcissima Maria" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), "Ave, dulcissima Maria" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Gegrüßet seist du, liebreichste Maria", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 18

Hail, sweetest Mary

Language: English after the Latin

Hail, sweetest Mary,
true hope and life, sweet refreshment!
O Mary, flower of virgins,
pray for us to Jesus.

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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-09
Line count: 4
Word count: 19