Virgo salutiferi
Language: Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Virgo salutiferi Genitrix intacta Tonantis Unicaque undosi Stella benigna maris, Quam rerum Pater, Ut lapso succurreret orbi, Nondum distincto iusserat esse chaos, Jesseaeque sacro nasci De sanguine gentis Et matrem statuit Virginitate frui. Tu potis et primae Scelus expurgare parentis Humanumque Deo Conciliare genus. Lacte tuo, qui te, Qui cuncta elementa crearat, Pavisti vilis Culmine tecta casae Nunc, caeli regina, Tuis pro gentibus ora, Quosque tuus iuvit Filius, Ipsa iuva, alleluia. Tenor Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia.
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), "Virgo salutiferi" [chorus] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Virgin of salvation", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-25
Line count: 28
Word count: 83