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.

Settings by composers

Anton Bruckner SATB (9-way divisi) & org. (as below)
João de Deus Castro Lobo SATB 2 recorders & strings (as below)
Anthony Cekada SSAATTBB
Michael J. Drake, Jr. TBB (first two lines only of text below)
Mariano Garau
- SABar (as below)
- SATB (as below)
Angelina Figus SSA (as below)

Karl Kempter SSAATTBB (as 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)
Paolo Pandolfo SATB
Ramiro Real SSAA (as below)
Francisco Valls SATB & bc (as below)
Christopher Upton SSATB (as below)

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

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