Salve sancta parens

General information

Introit for the Common of the BVM. The Graduale Romanum (Solesmes, 1961) gives the verse "Eructavit".

Settings by composers

Anonymous Trent 89 ATTB (with text A) Trent 88 ATTB (with text B) Trent 91 ATBB (no underlay) Trent 93 ST (with text B)

Johannes Brassart ATB (with text B) William Byrd SATTB (with text C) Adrianus Petit Coclico TB Heinrich Isaac SATB/ATTB (with text B & C) Heinrich Isaac SATTBB (with text B) Pellicer SSAT.SATB (with text C) Ludwig Senfl SATTB (w/o verse) Adrian Willaert SMsATTB (with text A)

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens (D-Ju MS 35)
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens I (D-Ju MS 33)
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens III (D-Ju MS 33)
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens IV (D-Ju MS 33)
• Heinrich Isaac — Salve sancta parens a 3
• Jeffrey Quick — Salve sancta parens

Text and translations

Latin text Salve sancta parens enixa puerpera Regem Qui caelum terramque regit in saecula saeculorum. A: Virgo Dei Genitrix, quem totus non capit orbis: In tua se clausit viscera factus homo. B: Sentiant omnes tuum [ad]iuvamen Quicunque celebrant tuam commemorationem. [Alleluia] C: Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea Regi. Psalm 44:2a Gloria Patri

English translation Hail, Holy Mother, who in childbirth brought forth the King who rules heaven and earth, world without end. A: O Virgin Mother of God, He whom the whole world can not contain: Enclosed Himself in thy womb, and became a man. B: Let all feel thy help and protection Whosoever celebrates your memory. C: My heart hath uttered a good word; I speak my works to the King. Glory be to the Father,…