Hail queen of heaven

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by David Wyatt

Ave regina coelorum

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): ENG

Ave regina coelorum,
Ave domina angelorum,
  Miserere tui labentis
  Dufay, ne peccatorum
  ruat in ignem fervorum.

Salve radix sancta,
ex qua mundo lux est orta,
  Miserere, miserere genetrix domini
  ut pateat porta coeli debili.

Gaude gloriosa,
super omnes speciosa,
  Miserere, miserere supplicanti
  Dufay sitque in conspectu tuo
  mors eius speciosa.

Vale, valde decora,
et pro nobis semper Christum exora,
  In excelsis ne damnemur
  miserere nobis et iuva,
  ut in mortis hora
  nostra sint corda decora.

Authorship:

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ave regina coelorum", the Marian Antiphon [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 Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474), "Ave regina coelorum" [chorus a cappella] [
text verified 1 time
]

Set in a modified version by Anton von Webern, Florent Schmitt, Joseph Rheinberger, Josquin des Prez.

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

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Hail queen of heaven", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 75

Hail queen of heaven

Language: English after the Latin

Hail queen of heaven
Hail mistress of the angels
  Take pity on your dying
  Dufay, that he should not be hurled
  Into the fire with burning sinners.

Hail the root of holiness
From whom light rose on the world,
  Have pity on me, have pity on me, o mother of Our Lord
  That He might open the gates of heaven for me in my weakness.

Rejoice glorious one
Beautiful above all
  Pity me, pity your supplicant
  Dufay and may his death be
  Beautiful in your sight.

Farewell, most noble one,
Pray to Christ for us always
  Lest we be condemned on high
  Have pity on us and aid us
  That in the hour of death
  Our hearts may be fit for heaven.

Translator's note: This, the 3rd version of this anthem which Dufay wrote, interpolates additional lines including his own name; he wrote this version to be sung over his death bed, and probably is the poet of the extra lines.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (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 Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Ave regina coelorum", the Marian Antiphon

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 122