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Salve Regina (Third Offertory), Op. 153

Original Text

English Translation

Salve Regina, mater misericordiae!
Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve!

Ad te clamamus exules filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes,
in hac lacrymarum valle.

Eja ergo, advocata nostra,
oculos tuos ad nos converte.

Et post hoc exilium ostende nobis Jesum,
fructum ventris tui,

O clemens, o pia,
o dulcis virgo Maria!

Hail to thee, Queen, mother of mercy!
Our life, our consolation, and our hope, hail to thee!

To thee we cry, we, the banished children of Eve.
To thee we sigh, sorrowing and weeping,
in this vale of tears.

Oh thou, our advocate,
turn thine eyes upon us.

And after our exile show to us Jesus,
the fruit of thy womb.

Oh compassionate, oh pious,
oh sweet Virgin Mary!

This piece was performed by the SFBC in A Double Birthday Celebration on February 22, 1997.