Ave Maria

Annunciazione, Fra Angelico

Ave Maria (English Hail Mary) is the salutation given by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation (Luke 1:28): Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum ("Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee"). To these words many additions have been made, both as prayers addressed to the Blessed Virgin (such as that prayed in The Rosary) and as musical texts. The Church Slavonic equivalent is known as Богородице Дево, радуйся (translit. Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya) which translates as "Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos" ("Theotokos" being Mother of God).

The traditional Catholic prayer continues with Elizabeth's greeting to her cousin Mary (Luke 1:42): Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui ("Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb"); and the name (Jesus) given to Mary's child. It concludes with words adopted by the Council of Trent: Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen ("Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen"). Other texts which include Elizabeth's greeting alter this formula to varying degrees.

Some texts follow the salutation of Gabriel with Virgo serena ("serene Virgin") and depart from there, often referring to the several aspects of Mary's presence in the Bible.

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Settings by composers

Anonymous Ave Maria (Gregorian chant), antiphon Ave Maria II (Gregorian chant), the offertory, which uses the first half only Gaude virgo - Ave Maria (1503) ATTB Trium vocum cantiones Nürnberg 1541 TTB (as far as "… ventris tui Jesus Christus.") classical style SATB & strings 19c? SAB with 2 violins & bass Ave Maria di San Lorenzo Bellizzi (Traditional) unisono (Italian) Anton Cajetan Adlgasser SATB & orchestra Johann Kaspar Aiblinger SATB (much abbreviated text) Ave Maria und Confitebor SATB & organ Francisco Alcantar SATB & organ, A solo Jerónimo de Aliseda SSATB ("Regina coeli…" variant) Pedro Aranaz y Vides SATB loosely based on Jacob Arcadelt SATB Arman Azemoon SATB (org. ad lib.) Bengt Bäckestrand SAA ('Orthodox text' in Swedish) Ludovico Balbi SATB (offertory) Bonnie Barrows SAB(div.) Giulio Bentivoglio SATB D. J. Benz SATB Simon Biazeck ATTB Hans Biedermann SA & organ Tim Blickhan SSAA August De Boeck SATB & organ Joseph Bonnett SATB & organ Luigi Bottazzo SATB (Italian) SSA Guillaume Bouzignac (Annunciation dialogue using first line only) vocal parts only John J. Brackenborough (SSAA) Johannes Brahms SSAA & organ (abbreviated text) Fritz Brodersen SATB Moritz Brosig SATB Arnold von Bruck (SATTB) Anton Bruckner a 7 William Byrd alleluia verse SATTB offertory SATTB Johann Melchior Caesar SATB, 5-part strings & bc ("…ventris tui." Louie Madrid Calleja Op. 13, No. 1 (solo soprano) Op. 13, No. 2 (solo alto) Op. 74 (solo tenor) Julián Calvo SATB Luis Alberto Campos SATB Pompeo Cannicciari SATB Giovanni Battista Casali SATB Mamerts Celminskis SATB Mark Chapman SSATTB Luigi Cherubini solo S with organ & clarinet Mary Chiu SAAAA Jacobus Clemens non Papa a 5 Daniele Colla SATB & organ Giovanni Battista Cossetti SATB Giancarlo Colleoni SATB Nicolaes Craen SATB Andras Cserny SATB Adrian Cuello for SAB for SB for TTT or SSS for SATB (from Misa contemporánea para coro mixto) for SSATTB (from Misa en canon para coro mixto a 6 voces) Hubert Cuypers baritone & piano Gian Paolo Dal Dosso SSA Christoph Dalitz Dios te salve María (Frédéric Debons) SATB (in Spanish) Anton Diabelli SA & orchestra Pierre-Louis Dietsch SATB (the so-called Arcadelt Ave Maria) Abel Di Marco Gaetano Donizetti TB Michael J. Drake, Jr. SSATB Théodore Dubois Two Ave Marias S/T, organ Ave Maria in a minor SATB, solo S & organ Ave Maria in E SATB Ave Maria in As 3-st. S and editorially added AB Antonín Dvořák SATB organ Edward Elgar SATB organ Angel Embil SATB Hilarión Eslava SATB Juan Esquivel SSATB (different text) Stefan Stocker SAB with organ & 3-part strings Jean-Baptiste Faure SS & organ Ave Maria, Op. 67, No. 2 medium voice & organ Angelina Figus I SATB II SATB S'Avi Maria SAT (in Sardinian) Arie Fokkens SSAA Giacomo Fogliano a 4 César Franck sol mineur, FWV 57 SB & organ e minor, FWV 62 SAT & organ (also arr. solo soprano) Fabio Fresi SSAA Maggie Furtak SATB Johann Joseph Fux (offertory) SATB Mariano Garau I II III SATB 2014 IV Cristian Gentilini SATB J. Geringer, Op. 3 SATB Thomas Gebhardt SATB Charles H. Giffen SSSAATBB, ATBB.ATBB a cappella SSATBB a cappella SATB a cappella SA or SBar a cappella SAB a cappella Nicolas Gombert a 6 (a dubious attribution) Charles Gounod for SATB for Soprano solo and piano (Meditation on Bach's First Prelude) Józef Grabowski SATB Óscar Manuel Paredes Grau SSATB Peter Griesbacher high voice with 2 violins & organ Francisco Guerrero (both using "Regina caeli" variant) a 4 a 8 Josef Güttler bass & organ Jacques-Fromental Halévy S & organ Gregory Hamilton SATB Jacob Handl (Gallus) a 4 (often misattributed to Victoria) a 5 a 8 Joseph Haydn a 4 (arrangement?) Olivier Hayes SSATBB Gustav Holst SSAA.SSAA (omits "Nunc et in hora mortis") Márton Jakobey SATB Michal Janošík S solo, SATB, & piano, cello, campano Noel Jones SAB Josquin des Prez several settings, including … Virgo serena) 4-part (Virgo serena 1) 4-part plus 2 anonymous parts (Virgo serena 1) 4-part "… benedicta tu…Regina coeli" AATB 6-part ("Regina coeli" variant) Józef Kocięda 2vv & organ Hubertus Krämer SATB Reinhold Kühnel SATB & orchestra Franz Lachner SATB, orchestra & soprano solo Ferdinand di Lasso a 5 a 6 Orlando di Lasso a 5 SATTB "... ventris tui." a 6 SSATBB "..Sancta Maria…"

Francesco de Layolle (SST) Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens Soprano & organ Mezzo Soprano & organ TTBB Jehan L'Heritier ATTB Franz Liszt numerous settings S. 20 in B-flat for SSATTB & organ ad lib. 1846; in A for SATB & organ 1852 S. 38 SATB organ (later for solo voice & organ S.681 as well as keyboard alone versions) S. 60 solo alto and chorus ad lib. with harmonium (later arr. harmonium alone S. 671a, and alto with 2 pianos S. 700g) based on the piano piece Sposalizio, No. 1 of Années de pèlerinage II, S.161 S. 341 voice & organ Ave Maria at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP) Rosario, S. 56 (3 settings for SATB & harmonium) Alonso Lobo SATB.SATB Gonçalo Lourenço SSAATTBB Francesco Lorenzo Luciani SATB & organ or arr. SAT & organ Wilhelm Meyer Lutz SSTB & keyboard Claudio Macchi SATB Gabriele Martinengo SATTB or STTTB or SATTB; first half of the text onöy. Pietro Mascagni SATB Karl May: Ave Maria! " Es will das Licht des Tages scheiden" SATB (another version for men) Felix Mendelssohn SSAATTBB with organ and tenor solo Saverio Mercadante: Salve Maria medium voice & piano, in Italian Claudio Merulo a 5 Giovanni Mirabile SATB (all div.) Marco Molinari SAB David Monks SATB (div.) in Italian Claudio Monteverdi a 3 Cristóbal de Morales SAATB "ut cum electis…" variant Jorge Moreira SATB.SATB Jean Mouton 3-part (TTT) 4-part (Variant 2) 5-part (Virgo serena 2) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4 part canon KV 554 Johannes Ockeghem SATB (as far as "..fructus ventris tui, Jesus") Michael J. Oczko high voice & organ Edewede Oriwoh SAT Boysoprano,SATB & flute Marbrianus de Orto ATBB (through "Dominus tecum.") Andrea Maria Ottavini TTB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 5 settings for 4/5/8 vv., all except the Offertory using the "Regina coeli" variant. a 5, 1575 Paraphrase in all vv. a 4, 1563 or 1564 "In Annunciatione Beatae Mariae" mixed voices, chant in alto a 5, 1593/94, "Offertorium. Dominica IV Adventus"Offertory text: "…ventris tui." a 4 paribus, 1604, Chant in bass a 8, (Cappella Giulia ms. Baini ii) unpublished until 1876. Paolo Pandolfo Solo baritone & organ Solo baritone & organ Unisono & organ SAB & organ S & organ Domenico Paone SATB Robert Parsons a 5 "..ventris tui. Amen" Lorenzo Perosi SA or TB & organ SATB Pascal Picard SATB Peter Philips a 5 Dominique Phinot (a 5; Variant 1) Pascal Picard: Je vous salue, Marie SATB in French Jeffrey Quick SATB Bogoroditse Devo (Sergei Rachmaninoff) (in Church Slavonic) Claudio Raffi soprano & harp Oreste Ravanello SSA Ramiro Real SAB a cappella SSAA & piano Licinio Refice SATB Franz Reimann Ave Maria for Alto and Violin with orchestra 4 Ave Maria SA & organ Ignaz Reimann high voice & orchestra Josef Rheinberger Ave Maria high voice & organ Op. 157 No. 6 for alto & organ 3 Ave Maria for soprano & organ Ave Maria (with Ad hoc, Venite) SA & organ Opus 176 No. 9 SATB Giovanni Battista Riccio ATB & bc Davide Da Ros TTBB or SSAA Gioachino Rossini SATB & organ Ludwig Rotter SATB & orchestra Eduard Rottmanner: 3 Ave Maria SATB & organ Oscar Santos SATB div. Camille Saint-Saëns (disambiguation page) à 2 with organ à 4 with organ, Op. 145 Solo in A (1865) with organ Matthew Schellhorn SATB Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský SATB Franz Schubert Solo Lied (v, pn), originally to Scott's poem Mason Chadwick Shefa SATB.SATB, Luke 1:28,42 (KJV) with no adaptations Adriano Secco SATB Ludwig Senfl a 6, parody of Josquins's …virgo serena Lawrence Sisk SATB Johannes Nepomuk Skraup SATB Percy Snowdon SSAATTBB Bonaventura Somma SATB & organ Crispinus van Stappen STTB Offertory text Bogoroditse Djevo raduisja (Andreas Stenberg) (in Church Slavonic) Bogorodice Devo (Wietse Stuurman) (in Church Slavonic) Mario Tento 2010 SATB 2013 SATB Raphaël Terreau SATB Delfino Thermignon TTBB Eva Toller SSATB J. B. Tresch in E flat SATB in F SATB Wilhelm Troschel SATB Hristo Tsanoff (both withdrawn) VI VII Francisco Valls SATB.SATB a 8 con violines SSAT.SATB 2 vln & bc (only through "Dominus tecum.") SSAT & b.c. ("Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui") SAAT 2 violins & b.c. ("Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui") Carl Verbraeken SSAA & orchestra Giuseppe Verdi SATB Cornelius Verdonck: Ave gratia plena a 4 Tomás Luis de Victoria 4 part (now attributed to Handl (Gallus)) 8 part ("Regina coeli" variant) Louis Vierne arranged from solo version, for SATB & organ Pedro Vilarroig SATB (drops "nostrae.") Scott Villard SATB with div. Teofilo V. Vinteres, C.Ss.R. (Hail Mary and Aba Ginoong Maria) Angel Viro SATB SATB, organ and tenor solo Maxim Vladimiroff SATB Bruno Vlahek S solo with SATB & orchestra Laurenz Weiss alto, organ & violin Charles West SSAATTB Adrian Willaert a 4 ("Regina coeli", 2nda pars of Pater noster) Franz Xaver Witt TTBB Peter Yost SAT Joseph Gregor Zangl SATB & organ Gioseffo Zarlino SATTTBB ("Regina coeli", 2nda pars of Pater noster) Michele Zanoni SATB Peter Josef Zwyssig SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Marcial del Adalid — Ave Maria
• Anonymous — Ave Maria (Gyffard)
• Anonymous — Ave Maria III
• Crys Armbrust — Ave Maria
• Alberto Barea — Ave Maria
• Johann Baptist Benz — Ave Maria
• Josef Binder — Ave Maria
• Pierre Certon — Ave Maria
• Giulio Ciccarelli — Ave Maria
• Andrea Cogliati — Ave Maria
• Louis Di Rocco and Daniele Colla — Ave Maria in C minor
• Pedro de Cristo — Ave Maria
• Ludwig Ebner — Ave Maria, Op. 11 No. 10
• Caspar Ett — Ave Maria
• Mark D. Falcone — Ave Maria, Op. 106
• Mariano Garau — Ave Maria 2021
• Mariano Garau — Ave Maria 2023
• Mariano Garau — Ave Maria 2024
• Mariano Garau — Ave Maria V
• Mariano Garau — Ave Maria VI
• Mariano Garau — Ave, o Maria
• Johann Melchior Gletle — Ave Maria
• Gregorian chant — Ave Maria … Virgo serena
• Antonio Grimaldi — Ave Maria no. 2
• Antonio Grimaldi — Ave Maria no.1
• Josef Gruber — Ave Maria
• Franz Xaver Haberl — Ave Maria
• Johann Michael Haydn — Ave Maria, MH 388
• Oliver Hayes — Ave Maria (coronavirus anthem)
• Oliver Hayes — Ave Maria for 3 voices
• Bernard Hellebusch — Ave Maria
• Nicolle des Celliers de Hesdin — Ave Maria
• John Hetland — Ave Maria
• Georg August Holler — Ave Maria
• Václav Emanuel Horák — Ave Maria
• Maistre Jhan — Pater noster – Ave Maria
• Valentin Judex — Ave Maria
• Vasily Kalinnikov — Ave Maria
• Viktor Kalinnikov — Богородице Дево / Bogoroditse Dyevo
• Iñaki Kareaga — Ave Maria
• Utto Kornmüller — Ave Maria, No. 2 in F-Dur
• Aymé Kunc — Ave Maria
• Fernando Longuini — Ave Maria
• Jacquet de Mantua — Ave Maria
• Ignaz Mitterer — Ave Maria
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Ave Maria
• Guus Mulder — Ave Maria
• Wytze Oostenbrug — Ave Maria
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Ave Maria III, a 5
• Laurus Patavus — Ave Maria
• Sante Pesci — Ave Maria
• Antonio Politano — Ave Maria
• Battista Pradal — Ave Maria 2013
• Marcel Péhu — Salutation angélique
• Sergei Rachmaninoff — Ave Maria to Bogoroditse Devo
• Oreste Ravanello — Ave Maria, op. 66/28
• Johannes Regis — Ave Maria … benedicta
• Josef Rheinberger — Ave Maria in Es
• Josef Rheinberger — Ave Maria, WoO 34
• Josef Rheinberger — Carmina sacra, WoO 7
• Josef Rheinberger — Missa in B flat major, op. 172
• Jean Richafort — Ave Maria
• Louis Di Rocco — Ave Maria
• Kathryn Rose — Ave Maria
• Franz Schubert — Ave Maria
• J. Guy Stalnaker — Ave Maria
• Igor Stravinsky — Ave Maria
• Francis X. Weninger — Ave Maria
• Philip van Wilder — Pater noster
• Johann Wittassek — Ave Maria

Latin texts and translations

Luke 1:28, 42

Latin text Have gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui.

English translation Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

"Ave Maria … Benedicta tu"

Traditional Catholic prayer

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus [Christus]. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.   Italian translation Ave Maria, piena di grazia, il Signore è con Te; Tu sei benedetta fra le donne, e benedetto è il frutto del seno Tuo, Gesù. Santa Maria, Madre di Dio, prega per noi peccatori, adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte. Amen.   Spanish translation Dios te salve María, llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo, bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre Jesús. Santa María, madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.   Portuguese translation Ave Maria, cheia de graça, o Senhor é convosco; Bendita sois vós entre as mulheres, E bendito é o fruto do vosso ventre, Jesus [Cristo]. Santa Maria, Mãe de Deus, Rogai por nós, pecadores, Agora e na hora da nossa morte. Amém.   Chinese translation 文言文: 萬福瑪利亞， 滿被聖寵者， 主與爾偕焉， 女中爾為讚美， 爾胎子耶穌， 並為讚美。 天主聖母瑪利亞， 為我等罪人， 今祈天主， 及我等死候。亞孟。 白話文: 萬福瑪利亞，妳充滿聖寵， 主與你同在，妳在婦女中受讚頌， 妳的親生子耶穌同受讚頌。 天主聖母瑪利亞， 求妳現在和我們臨終時， 為我們罪人祈求天主。阿們。   Tagalog translation Aba, Ginoong Maria, Napupuno ka ng grasya; Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo. Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat, At pinagpala naman ng iyong Anak, na si Hesus. Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos, Ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan Ngayon at kung kami'y mamamatay. Amen.   Danish translation Hil dig, Maria, fuld af nåde! Herren er med dig! Velsignet er du iblandt kvinder, og velsignet er dit livs frugt, Jesus. Hellige Maria, Guds Moder! bed for os syndere, nu og i vor dødstime. Amen.   Hungarian translation Üdvözlégy Mária, kegyelemmel teljes, az Úr van teveled, áldott vagy te az asszonyok között és áldott a te méhednek gyümölcse, Jézus. Asszonyunk Szűz Mária, Istennek szent anyja, imádkozzál érettünk bűnösökért most és halálunk óráján. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus [Christ]. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   German translation Gegrüßet seist du Maria, voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir; du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes, bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes. Amen.   French translation Je vous salue, Marie pleine de grâces le Seigneur est avec vous. Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni. Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs, maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort. Amen.   Dutch translation Wees gegroet, Maria, vol van genade, de Heer is met u. Gezegend zijt gij boven alle vrouwen en gezegend is de vrucht van uw lichaam, Jezus. Heilige Maria, moeder Gods, bid voor ons, arme zondaars, nu, en in het uur van onze dood. Amen.   Finnish translation Terve, Maria, armoitettu, Herra sinun kanssasi; Siunattu sinä naisten joukossa ja siunattu kohtusi hedelmä, Jeesus. Pyhä Maria, Jumalan äiti, rukoile meidän syntisten puolesta nyt ja kuolemamme hetkellä. Aamen.   Polish translation Zdrowaś Maryjo, łaski pełna, Pan z Tobą, Błogosławionaś Ty między niewiastami I błogosławiony owoc żywota Twojego – Jezus. Święta Maryjo, Matko Boża, Módl się za nami grzesznymi, Teraz i w godzinę śmierci naszej. Amen.   Slovak translation Zdravas', Mária, milosti plná, Pán s tebou; požehnaná si medzi ženami a požehnaný je plod života tvojho, Ježiš. Svätá Mária, Matka Božia, Pros za nás hriešnych, teraz i v hodinu smrti našej. Amen.   Korean translation 은총이 가득하신 마리아님 기뻐하소서 주님께서 함께 계시니 여인중에 복되시며 태중에 아들 예수님 또한 복되시 나이다. 천주의 성모 마리아님 이제와 저희 죽을 때에 저희 죄인을 위하여 빌어 주소서. 아멘.   Vietnamese translation Kính mừng Maria, đầy ơn phúc, Đức Chúa Trời ở cùng Bà; Bà có phúc lạ hơn mọi người nữ, và Giêsu, con lòng Bà gồm phúc lạ. Thánh Maria, Đức Mẹ Chúa Trời, cầu cho chúng con là kẻ có tội, khi nay và trong giờ lâm tử. Amen.

Variant 1 (Aliseda, Des Prez, Guerrero, Palestrina, Phinot, Victoria)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Regina coeli, dulcis et pia, o Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, ut cum electis [te] videamus.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Queen of heaven sweet and merciful, O Mother of God, pray for us sinners, that with the elect we may gaze [upon thee].

Variant 2 (Mouton)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; tecum in corde, tecum in ventre, tecum in utero. O Maria, Genetrix Dei, ora pro nobis.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; with thee in thy heart, with thee in thy womb, with thee in thine uterus. O Mary, Bearer of God, pray for us.

"Ave Maria … Virgo serena"

Variant 1 (Des Prez)

Latin text Ave Maria, Gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena. Ave, cuius Conceptio, Solemni plena gaudio, Caelestia, Terrestria, Nova replet laetitia. Ave, cuius Nativitas Nostra fuit solemnitas, Ut lucifer lux oriens Verum solem praeveniens. Ave pia humilitas, Sine viro fecunditas, Cuius Annuntiatio Nostra fuit salvatio. Ave vera virginitas, Immaculata castitas, Cuius Purificatio Nostra fuit purgatio. Ave, praeclara omnibus Angelicis virtutibus, Cuius Assumptio Nostra fuit glorificatio. O Mater Dei, Memento mei. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, serene Virgin. Hail, thou whose Conception, Full of great joy, Fills heaven and earth With new gladness. Hail, thou whose Nativity Became our great celebration, As the light-bearing Morning Star anticipates the true Sun. Hail, faithful humility, Fruitful without man, Whose Annunciation Was our salvation. Hail, true virginity, Immaculate chastity, Whose Purification Was our cleansing. Hail, glorious one In all angelic virtues, Whose Assumption Was our glorification. O Mother of God, Remember me. Amen.

Variant 2 (Mouton)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena, Tu parvi et magni, leonis et agni, Salvatoris Christi, templum extitisti, sed virgo intacta. Tu floris et roris, panis et pastoris, virginum et regina, rosa sine spina, genitrix es facta. Tu civitas regis justitiae, Tu mater es misericordiae, de lacu faecis et miseriae, Theophilum reformans gratiae. Te collaudat caelestis curia, tu mater es regis et filia. O Maria dulcissima, per te reis donatur venia. O Maria piissima, per te reis donatur venia. O Maria mitissima, per te jusits confertur gratia. Pro nobis semper Christum exora. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, serene Virgin. For lowly and great, lion and lamb, our saviour Christ: you have been his temple, while still a virgin. For the flower and rose, the bread and the shepherd: you queen of virgins, a rose without a thorn, you became their mother. You are the royal seat of justice, you are the mother of mercy, from out of the depths of dregs and misery hast seen Theophilus to grace. The heavenly court praises you, you the king’s mother and daughter; O sweetest Mary, through you the accused is forgiven. O most pious Mary, through you the accused is forgiven. O most gentle Mary, through you favor comes to the just. For us always entreat Christ. Amen.

"Ave Maria … totiens" (Hesdin)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, totiens enim oscularis, quotiens per me salutaris, ergo ad ejus imaginem accedit, oscula imprimite, Ave Maria dicite. Gaude Virgo gratiosa, verbo verbum concepisti, gaude tellus fructuosa, fructum vite protulisti, gaude rosa speciosa, vernans Christo resurgente, gaude Mater gloriosa, Christo caelos ascendente, gaude fovens delitiis, nunc rosa iuncta liliis, munda nos avitio et tuo iunge Filio. Amen.

Church Slavonic text and translations

Church Slavonic text Богородице Дево, радуйся, Благодатная Марие, Господь с Тобою; Благословена Ты в женах и благословен плод чрева Твоего, яко Спаса родила еси душ наших. Transliteration: Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya, Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu. Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh, i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego, yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh.

English translation Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. German translation Gottesgebärerin und Jungfrau, freue dich, hochbegnadete Maria, der Herr ist mit dir. Gesegnet bist du unter den Frauen, und gesegnet ist die Frucht deines Leibes, denn du hast den Heiland unserer Seelen geboren.

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