O Maria, templum Dei (Anonymous)
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CPDL #30871:
- Editor: Mick_Swithinbank (submitted 2013-12-30). Score information: A4, 8 pages, 73 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original pitch and note values, modern clefs.
General Information
Title: O Maria, templum Dei
Composer: Anonymous
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: STTB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1554
Description: A prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary, with a unique text so far as the editor knows. Clefs in source: C1, C3, C4, F4. Source: Liber quartus ecclesiasticarum cantionum quatuor vocum, Susato, Antwerp, 1554, folio xiii.
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Original text and translations
Latin text
O Maria templum Dei,
firmamentum mei spei,
pietatis femina,
audi preces huius rei,
labem purga cordis mei,
dilue peccamina.
Mundum ornas novo flore,
prolem gignis miro more,
virgo manens cum pudore
novi floris gratia.
English translation
by Mick Swithinbank
O Mary, temple of God,
mainstay of my hope,
fount of female compassion,
hear the prayers of this wicked person,
cleanse the fault within my bosom,
wash away (my) sins.
You adorn the world with a new flower,
giving birth to a son in an amazing way,
while remaining a chaste virgin,
for the sake of the new flower.