Tota pulchra es Maria

General information

A Marian motet beginning with The Song of Solomon 4:7 (substituting "Maria" for "amica" and adding "originalis" after macula) and adding acclamations from Judith 15:10 and a request for intercession.

See also Tota pulchra es, amica mea.

Notes on selected settings

Anton Bruckner SATB (9-way divisi) & org. (as below) João de Deus Castro Lobo SATB 2 recorders & strings (as below) Michael J. Drake, Jr. TBB (first two lines only of text below) Orlando di Lasso SA or TB (first two lines only of text below)

Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens SA & organ (as below) José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB flute & strings (as below) Francisco Valls SATB & bc (as below)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Anton Bruckner — Tota pulchra es  Latin SATB
• Anthony Cekada — Tota pulchra es, Maria  Latin SSAATTBB
• Angelina Figus — Tota pulchra  Latin SSA
• Mariano Garau — Tota pulchra  Latin SAB
• Mariano Garau — Tota Pulchra 97  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau — Tota Pulchra II  Latin SSAA
• Alexandre Guilmant — Tota pulchra es  Latin SATB
• Michael J. Drake, Jr. — Tota pulchra es Maria  Latin TBB
• Karl Kempter — 2 Marianische Offertorien  Latin SATB
• Orlando di Lasso — Tota pulchra es  Latin SA, TB
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens — Tota pulchra es  Latin SA
• João de Deus Castro Lobo — Tota pulchra  Latin SATB
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia — Tota pulchra es Maria  Latin SATB
• Paolo Pandolfo — Tota pulchra  Latin SATB
• Ramiro Real — Tota pulchra es  Latin SSAA
• Christopher Upton — Tota pulchra es  Latin SSATB
• Francisco Valls — Tota pulchra es  Latin SATB
• Franciszek Walczyński — Tota pulchra es  Latin SATB

Text and translations

Latin text Tota pulchra es, Maria Et macula originalis non est in te. Tu gloria Jerusalem Tu laetitia Israel Tu honorificentia populi nostri Tu advocata peccatorum O Maria, virgo prudentissima Mater clementissima Ora pro nobis Intercede pro nobis Ad Dominum Jesum Christum.

Polish translation Całaś piękna jest, Maryjo i zmazy pierworodnej nie ma w Tobie. Tyś chwałą Jeruzalem, Tyś weselem Izraela. Tyś chlubą ludu naszego, Tyś orędowniczką grzesznychm O Maryjo. Alleluja.

English translation Thou art all fair, Mary And the original stain is not in thee Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, Thou art the joy of Israel, Thou art the honor of our people, Thou art the advocate of sinners. O Mary, virgin most wise, Mother most clement Pray for us, Intercede for us With Our Lord Jesus Christ.

External links

• Song of Solomon 4:7- at Biblestudytools

• View the Wikipedia article on Tota pulchra es Maria.

• A variant at Preces latinae
• A chant and use in Novenas at Nunspeak
• Isaac's text at Emily Ezust's Liedernet
• setting by Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki
• link to another version of the text