Sub tuum praesidium

General information

Sub tuum praesidium is the oldest known Marian hymn, a fragment of the Greek text appearing in a papyrus datable to circa 250 CE. It is featured in Byzantine Vespers of Lent, and in the Roman church has used as an antiphon to the Nunc dimitis at Compline since the middle ages. Besides the cpdl settings below there are several Viennese settings, notably Mozart's KV 198 (158b in K3, now demoted to Anh C 3.08 in K6).

The Missa Sub tuum praesidium by Jacob Obrecht is a cantus firmus mass based on the plainchant.

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Settings by composers

Gregorian chant Antoine Brumel TTTB All editions withdrawn Pierre Certon Marc-Antoine Charpentier arr. SSA Jacobus Clemens non Papa Thomas Crequillon Scipione Dentice SATTB Michael J. Drake, Jr. SSATBB Pedro de Escobar Esquivel Costanzo Festa Nicholas Gombert Charles Gounod 2-part SA & organ 3-part SAB & organ Alexandre Guilmant SA organ Johann Michael Haydn SATB, with orchestra Jehan L'Heritier a 6 Sigismondo d'India STB bc Heinrich Isaac (surviving in organ tablature)

Stefano Landi SSB & bc Andries Magnée SATB Marco Molinari SAB José Maurício Nunes Garcia SATB & orchestra (2000 2000 str.) Paolo Pandolfo SATB Peter IV of Portugal SATB & orchestra Benedictus de Opiciis ATTB All editions withdrawn Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina SATB SATB.SATB Costanzo Porta SSATTB Cipriano de Rore ATTB & TTTB Camille Saint-Saëns SA organ John Taverner José de Torres Soprano solo & bc Scott Villard TBB Matthew J C Ward SATB Adrian Willaert ATTBarB Jan Dismas Zelenka (disambiguation page) in g minor, ZWV 157:1 SATB (basso seguente) in c minor, ZWV 157:2 SATB (& soli) bc

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Franciszek Walczyński — Sub tuum praesidium

Text and translations

Latin text Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta Dei Genitrix; nostras deprecationes ne despicias in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta. [Graduale Romanum] Italian translation Sotto la tua protezione cerchiamo rifugio, santa Madre di Dio; non disprezzare le suppliche di noi che siamo nella prova, ma liberaci sempre da tutti i pericoli, o Vergine gloriosa e benedetta. Portuguese translation À vossa proteção recorremos, Santa Mãe de Deus; não desprezeis as nossas súplicas em nossas necessidades; mas livrai-nos sempre de todos os perigos, ó Virgem gloriosa e bendita. Hungarian translation Oltalmad alá futunk, Istennek szent Anyja, könyörgésünket meg ne vesd szükségünk idején, hanem oltalmazz meg minket minden veszedelemtől, mindenkor dicsőséges és áldott Szűz!

English translation We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin. (version used by the originally French teaching order of the Marist Brothers) French translation Nous avons recours à votre protection, sainte Mère de Dieu. Ne rejetez pas les prières que nous vous adressons dans nos besoins, mais délivrez-nous toujours de tous les dangers, ô Vierge glorieuse et bénie. Spanish translation Bajo tu protección nos acogemos, Santa Madre de Dios; no deseches las súplicas que te dirigimos en nuestras necesidades;  bien, líbranos siempre de todo peligro, ¡oh Virgen gloriosa y bendita! Vietnamese translation Compline Lạy Đức Mẹ Chúa Trời, Ngài xiết bao thánh thiện; này chúng con chạy đến, tìm nương ẩn nơi Ngài. Lúc sa vòng gian khổ, khi gặp cảnh phong trần, lời con cái nài van, xin Mẹ đừng chê bỏ. Nhưng xin hằng giải thoát khỏi ngàn nỗi hiểm nguy; Ôi vinh diệu ai bì, Trinh Nữ đầy ơn phước!

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