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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

O Sanctissima
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  FRE
O Sanctissima,
O piissima
Dulcis Virgo Maria!
Mater amata,
Intemerata,
Ora pro nobis!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "O Sanctissima", WoO 157 no. 4 (1817), from 12 songs of various nationalities, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Margarete Schweikert (1887 - 1957), "An die Jungfrau Maria - O Sanctissima!" [ mixed chorus a cappella ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "O most holy"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Georg Pertz) , "O heiligste"


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2005-12-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 13

O most holy
Language: English  after the Latin 
O most holy,
O most merciful
Mary, virgin mild!
Beloved mother,
Without stain,
Pray for us!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "O most holy" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
    • Go to the text page.

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

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2005-12-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 16

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