Ave Maria, gratia plena
Language: Latin
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena. Ave cujus conceptio, Solemni plena gaudio, Coelestia, terrestria Nova replet laetitia. Ave cujus nativitas Nostra fuit solemnitas, Ut Lucifer, lux oriens, Verum solem praeveniens. Ave pia humilitas, Sine viro foecunditas, Cujus annunciatio Nostra fuit [salvatio]1. Ave vera virginitas, Immaculata castitas, Cujus purificatio Nostra fuit purgatio. Ave praeclara omnibus Angelicis virtutibus, [Cujus fuit assumptio Nostra glorificatio]2. O Mater Dei, Memento mei. Amen
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Senfl: "redemptio"
2 Senfl: "Cuius assumptio/ nostra fuit glorificatio"
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "Ave Maria, gratia plena" [chorus] [text verified 1 time]
- by Ludwig Senfl (c1490 - 1543), "Ave maria" [vocal sextet] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Hail Mary, full of grace", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Ton Rooijmans) , title 1: "Nous vous saluons, Marie"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-13
Line count: 25
Word count: 69