Ave Maria

Annunciazione, Fra Angelico

Ave Maria (English Hail Mary) is the salutation given by the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation (Luke 1:28): Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum ("Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee"). To these words many additions have been made, both as prayers addressed to the Blessed Virgin (such as that prayed in The Rosary) and as musical texts. The Church Slavonic equivalent is known as Богородице Дево, радуйся (translit. Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya) which translates as "Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos" ("Theotokos" being Mother of God).

The traditional Catholic prayer continues with Elizabeth's greeting to her cousin Mary (Luke 1:42): Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui ("Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb"); and the name (Jesus) given to Mary's child. It concludes with words adopted by the Council of Trent: Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen ("Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen"). Other texts which include Elizabeth's greeting alter this formula to varying degrees.

Some texts follow the salutation of Gabriel with Virgo serena ("serene Virgin") and depart from there, often referring to the several aspects of Mary's presence in the Bible.

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Notes on selected settings

Anonymous Ave Maria II (Gregorian chant), the offertory, which uses the first half only Trium vocum cantiones Nürnberg 1541 TTB (as far as "… ventris tui Jesus Christus.") Ave Maria di San Lorenzo Bellizzi (Traditional) unisono (Italian) Johann Kaspar Aiblinger SATB (much abbreviated text) Ave Maria und Confitebor SATB & organ Francisco Alcantar SATB & organ, A solo Jerónimo de Aliseda SSATB ("Regina coeli…" variant) loosely based on Jacob Arcadelt SATB Bengt Bäckestrand SAA ('Orthodox text' in Swedish) Ludovico Balbi SATB (offertory) Luigi Bottazzo SATB (Italian) SSA Guillaume Bouzignac (Annunciation dialogue using first line only) vocal parts only Johannes Brahms SSAA & organ (abbreviated text) William Byrd alleluia verse SATTB offertory SATTB Johann Melchior Caesar SATB, 5-part strings & bc ("…ventris tui." Luigi Cherubini solo S with organ & clarinet Adrian Cuello for TTT or SSS for SATB (from Misa contemporánea para coro mixto) for SSATTB (from Misa en canon para coro mixto a 6 voces) Pierre-Louis Dietsch SATB (the so-called Arcadelt Ave Maria) Théodore Dubois Ave Maria in a minor SATB, solo S & organ Ave Maria in E SATB Ave Maria in As 3-st. S and editorially added AB Antonín Dvořák SATB organ Juan Esquivel SSATB (different text) Stefan Stocker SAB with organ & 3-part strings César Franck sol mineur, FWV 57 SB & organ e minor, FWV 62 SAT & organ (also arr. solo soprano) Fabio Fresi SSAA Maggie Furtak SATB Johann Joseph Fux (offertory) SATB Mariano Garau 2014 Charles H. Giffen SSSAATBB, ATBB.ATBB a cappella SSATBB a cappella SATB a cappella SA or SBar a cappella SAB a cappella Nicolas Gombert a 6 (a dubious attribution) Charles Gounod for SATB for Soprano solo and piano (Meditation on Bach's First Prelude) Józef Grabowski SATB Olivier Hayes SSATBB Gustav Holst SSAA.SSAA (omits "Nunc et in hora mortis") Michal Janošík S solo, SATB, & piano, cello, campano Josquin des Prez several settings, including … Virgo serena) 4-part (Virgo serena 1) 4-part plus 2 anonymous parts (Virgo serena 1) 4-part "… benedicta tu…Regina coeli" AATB 6-part ("Regina coeli" variant) Jehan L'Heritier ATTB Franz Liszt numerous settings S. 20 in B-flat for SSATTB & organ ad lib. 1846; in A for SATB & organ 1852 S. 38 SATB organ (later for solo voice & organ S.681 as well as keyboard alone versions) S. 60 solo alto and chorus ad lib. with harmonium (later arr. harmonium alone S. 671a, and alto with 2 pianos S. 700g) based on the piano piece Sposalizio, No. 1 of Années de pèlerinage II, S.161 S. 341 voice & organ Ave Maria at the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP) Rosario, S. 56 (3 settings for SATB & harmonium)

Gonçalo Lourenço SSAATTBB Gabriele Martinengo SATTB or STTTB or SATTB; first half of the text onöy. Karl May: Ave Maria! " Es will das Licht des Tages scheiden" SATB (another version for men) Felix Mendelssohn SSAATTBB with organ and tenor solo Saverio Mercadante: Salve Maria medium voice & piano, in Italian Cristóbal de Morales SAATB "ut cum electis…" variant Jean Mouton 4-part (Variant 2) 5-part (Virgo serena 2) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4 part canon KV 554 Johannes Ockeghem SATB (as far as "..fructus ventris tui, Jesus") Edewede Oriwoh Boysoprano,SATB & flute Marbrianus de Orto ATBB (through "Dominus tecum.") Andrea Maria Ottavini TTB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina 5 settings for 4/5/8 vv., all except the Offertory using the "Regina coeli" variant. a 5, 1575 Paraphrase in all vv. a 4, 1563 or 1564 "In Annunciatione Beatae Mariae" mixed voices, chant in alto a 5, 1593/94, "Offertorium. Dominica IV Adventus"Offertory text: "…ventris tui." a 4 paribus, 1604, Chant in bass a 8, (Cappella Giulia ms. Baini ii) unpublished until 1876. Robert Parsons a 5 "..ventris tui. Amen" Bartłomiej Pękiel ATTB or SATB Dominique Phinot (a 5; Variant 1) Pascal Picard: Je vous salue, Marie SATB in French Jeffrey Quick SATB Bogoroditse Devo (Sergei Rachmaninoff) (in Church Slavonic) Claudio Raffi soprano & harp Ramiro Real SAB a cappella SSAA & piano Franz Reimann Ave Maria for Alto and Violin with orchestra 4 Ave Maria SA & organ Davide Da Ros TTBB or SSAA Franz Schubert Solo Lied (v, pn), originally to Scott's poem Mason Chadwick Shefa SATB.SATB, Luke 1:28,42 (KJV) with no adaptations Ludwig Senfl a 6, parody of Josquins's …virgo serena Percy Snowdon SSAATTBB Crispinus van Stappen STTB Offertory text J. B. Tresch in E flat SATB in F SATB Wilhelm Troschel SATB Hristo Tsanoff (both withdrawn) VI VII Francisco Valls a 8 con violines SSAT.SATB 2 vln & bc (only through "Dominus tecum.") SSAT & b.c. ("Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui") SAAT 2 violins & b.c. ("Benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui") Tomás Luis de Victoria 4 part (now attributed to Handl (Gallus)) 8 part ("Regina coeli" variant) Louis Vierne arranged from solo version, for SATB & organ Pedro Vilarroig SATB (drops "nostrae.") Scott Villard SATB with div. Teofilo V. Vinteres, C.Ss.R. (Hail Mary and Aba Ginoong Maria) Bruno Vlahek S solo with SATB & orchestra Adrian Willaert a 4 ("Regina coeli", 2nda pars of Pater noster) Peter Yost SAT Gioseffo Zarlino SATTTBB ("Regina coeli", 2nda pars of Pater noster)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Marcial del Adalid —  Latin SATB
• Anton Cajetan Adlgasser —  Latin SATB
• Johann Kaspar Aiblinger —  Latin SATB
• Francisco Alcantar —  Latin SATB
• Jerónimo de Aliseda —  Latin SSATB
• Giovanni Animuccia —  Latin SATTB
• Anonymous —  Latin ATTB, SATB
• Anonymous —  Latin SAB
• Anonymous —  Latin SATB
• Anonymous —  Latin TTB
• Anonymous —  Latin SATB
• Anonymous —  Latin ATTB
• Arcadelt-Dietsch —  Latin SATB
• Crys Armbrust —  Latin SSATB
• Arman Azemoon —  Latin SATB
• Ludovico Balbi —  Latin SATB
• Alberto Barea —  Latin SATB
• Bonnie Barrows —  Latin SAB
• Jennifer Bastable —  Latin SSATB
• Jennifer Bastable —  Latin SATB
• Giulio Bentivoglio —  Latin SATB
• Johann Baptist Benz —  Latin SATB
• Simon Biazeck —  Latin ATTB
• Hans Biedermann —  Latin SA
• Josef Binder —  Latin S
• Tim Blickhan —  Latin SSAA
• August De Boeck —  Latin SATB
• Joseph Bonnet —  Latin SATB
• Luigi Bottazzo —  Latin SSA
• John J. Brackenborough —  Latin SSAA
• Johannes Brahms —  Latin SSAA
• Fritz Brodersen —  Latin SATB
• Moritz Brosig —  Latin SATB
• Arnold von Bruck —  Latin SATTB
• Anton Bruckner —  Latin SAATTBB
• William Byrd —  Latin SATTB
• William Byrd —  Latin SATTB
• Bengt Bäckestrand —  Swedish SSA
• Johann Melchior Caesar —  Latin SATB
• Louie Madrid Calleja —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Louie Madrid Calleja —  Latin Solo Alto, Children
• Louie Madrid Calleja —  Latin Solo Tenor
• Julián Calvo —  Latin SATB
• Luis Alberto Campos —  Latin SATB
• Pompeo Cannicciari —  Latin SATB
• Pompeo Cannicciari —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Jacopo Antonio Cardillo —  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Battista Casali —  Latin SATB
• Mamerts Celminskis —  Latin SATB
• Pierre Certon —  Latin SSA
• Mark Chapman —  Latin SSATTB
• Luigi Cherubini —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Mary Chiu —  Latin SAAAA
• Giulio Ciccarelli —  Latin SSST
• Andrea Cogliati —  Latin SSATB
• Daniele Colla —  Latin SATB
• Louis Di Rocco and Daniele Colla —  Latin SATB
• Giancarlo Colleoni —  Latin SATB
• Giovanni Battista Cossetti —  Latin SATB
• Nicolaes Craen —  Latin SATB
• Pedro de Cristo —  Latin SSAAATTB
• Andras Cserny —  Latin SATB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SAB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin TTT
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SATB
• Adrian Cuello —  Latin SSATTB
• Hubert Cuypers —  Latin Solo Baritone
• Christoph Dalitz —  Latin Solo AT
• Frédéric Debons —  Spanish SATB
• Robert Nathaniel Dett —  Latin SATB
• Anton Diabelli —  Latin SA
• Gaetano Donizetti —  Latin TB
• Gian Paolo Dal Dosso —  Latin SSA
• Giovanni Andrea Dragoni —  Latin SATTB
• Théodore Dubois —  Latin S, T
• Théodore Dubois —  Latin SATB
• Théodore Dubois —  Latin SAB
• Théodore Dubois —  Latin SATB
• Edmond Duval —  Latin TTBB
• Antonín Dvořák —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Ludwig Ebner —  Latin SA
• Ludwig Ebner —  Latin SATB
• Edward Elgar —  Latin SATB
• Angel Embil —  Latin SATB
• Hilarión Eslava —  Latin SATB
• Juan Esquivel —  Latin SSATB
• Caspar Ett —  Latin SATB
• Jean Eykens —  Latin STB
• Mark D. Falcone —  Latin SA
• Jean-Baptiste Faure —  Latin SS
• Gabriel Fauré —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Angelina Figus —  Latin SATB
• Angelina Figus —  Latin SATB
• Giacomo Fogliano —  Latin SATB
• Arie Fokkens —  Latin SSAA
• César Franck —  Latin STB
• César Franck —  Latin SB
• Fabio Fresi —  Latin SSAA, SSAT
• Maggie Furtak —  Latin SATB
• Johann Joseph Fux —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SAA
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SSAA
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SAB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Latin SATB
• Mariano Garau —  Italian SAB
• Mariano Garau —  Italian SATB
• Thomas Gebhardt —  Latin SATB
• Cristian Gentilini —  Latin SATB
• J. Geringer —  Latin SATB
• Charles H. Giffen —  Latin SATB
• Charles H. Giffen —  Latin SB, SA
• Charles H. Giffen —  Latin SAB, SSA, TTB
• Charles H. Giffen —  Latin SSATBB
• Charles H. Giffen —  Latin SSSAATBB
• Giovanni Giorgi —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Johann Melchior Gletle —  Latin BBB
• Johann Melchior Gletle —  Latin SSATB
• Nicolas Gombert —  Latin SSATTB
• Charles Gounod —  Latin SATB
• Charles Gounod —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Józef Grabowski —  Latin SA
• Óscar Manuel Paredes Grau —  Latin SSATB
• David Greenwood —  Latin SSA
• Gregorian chant —  Latin Unison
• Gregorian chant —  Latin Unison
• Gregorian chant —  Latin unison
• Peter Griesbacher —  Latin Solo Soprano, Solo Tenor
• Antonio Grimaldi —  Latin SA
• Antonio Grimaldi —  Latin SA
• Antonio Grimaldi —  Latin SATB
• Joseph Groiss —  Latin S
• Josef Gruber —  Latin SATB
• Francisco Guerrero —  Latin SATB
• Francisco Guerrero —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Alexandre Guilmant —  Latin SATB
• Cesare Gussago —  Latin SAB
• Josef Güttler —  Latin B
• Franz Xaver Haberl —  Latin TTBBB
• Jacques-Fromental Halévy —  Latin S
• Gregory Hamilton —  English SATB
• George Frideric Handel —  Latin S
• Jacob Handl —  Latin SATB
• Jacob Handl —  Latin STTTB, SATTB
• Jacob Handl —  Latin SAATTB
• Jacob Handl —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Johann Michael Haydn —  Latin SATB
• Joseph Haydn —  Latin SATB
• Oliver Hayes —  Latin Unison
• Oliver Hayes —  Latin SSATBB
• Oliver Hayes —  Latin SAB
• Bernard Hellebusch —  Latin TTBB
• Nicolle des Celliers de Hesdin —  Latin SSAA
• John Hetland —  Latin SSAA
• Georg August Holler —  Latin SATB
• Gustav Holst —  Latin SSSSAAAA
• Václav Emanuel Horák —  Latin SATB
• Márton Jakobey —  Latin SATB
• Michal Janošík —  Latin SATB
• Maistre Jhan —  Latin SAATB
• Noel Jones —  English SAB
• Josquin des Prez —  Latin SATB
• Josquin des Prez —  Latin SAATTB
• Michael J. Drake, Jr. —  Latin SSATB
• Valentin Judex —  Latin SATB
• Vasily Kalinnikov —  Church Slavonic SATB
• Viktor Kalinnikov —  Church Slavonic SATBB
• Iñaki Kareaga —  Latin SAB
• Józef Kocięda —  Latin SS, ST, TT
• Utto Kornmüller —  Latin SAA
• Hubertus Krämer —  Latin SATB
• Aymé Kunc —  Latin SATB
• Reinhold Kühnel —  Latin SATB
• Jehan L'Heritier —  Latin STTB, SATB
• Franz Lachner —  Latin SATB
• Ferdinand di Lasso —  Latin SSATB
• Ferdinand di Lasso —  Latin SSATTB
• Orlando di Lasso —  Latin SSATBB
• Orlando di Lasso —  Latin SATTB
• Rudolph di Lasso —  Latin SS, TT
• Francesco de Layolle —  Latin SST
• Francesco de Layolle —  Latin SSSA
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens —  Latin S
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens —  Latin S
• Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens —  Latin TTBB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SATB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SATB
• Franz Liszt —  Latin SATB
• Alonso Lobo —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Fernando Longuini —  Latin TTB
• Gonçalo Lourenço —  Latin SATB
• Francesco Lorenzo Luciani —  Latin SATB
• Francesco Lorenzo Luciani —  Latin SAB
• Wilhelm Meyer Lutz —  Latin SSTB
• Claudio Macchi —  Latin SATB
• Jacquet de Mantua —  Latin AAT
• Abel Di Marco —  Latin SSAA, SATB
• Gabriele Martinengo —  Latin SATTB
• Pietro Mascagni —  Latin SATB
• Felix Mendelssohn —  Latin SSAATTBB
• Saverio Mercadante —  2 Solo Soprano, Solo Mezzo-soprano
• Claudio Merulo —  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Mirabile —  Latin SATB
• Ignaz Mitterer —  Latin SATB
• Marco Molinari —  Latin SAB
• David Monks —  Italian SATB
• Claudio Monteverdi —  Latin SAT,ATB,TTB
• Cristóbal de Morales —  Latin SAATB
• Jorge Moreira —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Jean Mouton —  Latin TTT
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart —  Latin 2 equal voices
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart —  2 4 equal voices
• Guus Mulder —  Latin SATB
• Johannes Ockeghem —  Latin SATB
• Michael J. Oczko —  Latin Solo Soprano, Solo Tenor
• Wytze Oostenbrug —  Latin SATB
• Edewede Oriwoh —  Latin SAT
• Edewede Oriwoh —  Latin SSATB
• Marbrianus de Orto —  Latin ATBB
• Andrea Maria Ottavini —  Latin TBB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrin —  Latin ATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin SSATB,AATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin ATBB,SATB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin SATTB
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina —  Latin AAAT
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Latin SAB
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Latin B
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Latin Solo Baritone
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Latin unison
• Paolo Pandolfo —  Italian S
• Domenico Paone —  Latin SATB
• Jacobus Clemens non Papa —  Latin SATTB, SSATB
• Robert Parsons —  Latin ATTBB, SAATB, SAATBB
• Laurus Patavus —  Latin SATB
• Lorenzo Perosi —  Latin SA, TB
• Lorenzo Perosi —  Latin SATB
• Sante Pesci —  Latin SATB
• Peter Philips —  Latin SATTB
• Dominique Phinot —  Latin SATTB
• Pascal Picard —  Latin SATB
• Pascal Picard —  French SATB
• Peter Piel —  Latin SSA
• Antonio Politano —  Latin SSAA
• Battista Pradal —  Latin SATB
• Marcel Péhu —  French S
• Bartłomiej Pękiel —  Latin ATTB,SATB
• Jeffrey Quick —  Latin SATB
• Sergei Rachmaninoff —  Church Slavonic SSAATTBB
• Claudio Raffi —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Oreste Ravanello —  Latin SSA
• Ramiro Real —  Latin SSAA
• Ramiro Real —  Latin SAB
• Licinio Refice —  Latin SATB
• Johannes Regis —  Latin AAB
• Franz Reimann —  Latin SA
• Franz Reimann —  Latin Solo Alto
• Ignaz Reimann —  Latin Solo high
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin Solo Soprano
• Josef Rheinberger —  German Solo Alto
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin SATB
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin A
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin Solo medium
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin SATB
• Josef Rheinberger —  Latin TTBB
• Giovanni Battista Riccio —  Latin ATB
• Jean Richafort —  Latin SATTB
• Louis Di Rocco —  Latin SA
• Davide Da Ros —  Latin TTBB
• Kathryn Rose —  Latin SATB
• Gioachino Rossini —  Latin SATB
• Ludwig Rotter —  Latin SATB
• Eduard Rottmanner —  Latin SATB
• Camille Saint-Saëns —  Latin AA, TT
• Camille Saint-Saëns —  Latin Solo high
• Camille Saint-Saëns —  Latin SATB
• Oscar Santos —  Latin SATB
• Matthew Schellhorn —  Latin SATB
• Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský —  Latin SATB
• Melchior Schramm —  Latin SAATBB
• Franz Schubert —  Latin Unison
• Franz Schubert —  German Solo high
• Adriano Secco —  Latin SATB
• Mason Chadwick Shefa —  English SATB.SATB
• Lawrence Sisk —  Latin SATB
• Johannes Nepomuk Skraup —  Latin SATB
• Percy Snowdon —  Latin SATB
• Bonaventura Somma —  Latin SATB
• J. G. Stalnaker —  English SATB
• Crispinus van Stappen —  Latin STTB
• Andreas Stenberg —  Church Slavonic SATB
• David Joseph Stith —  Latin SATB
• Stefan Stocker —  Latin SAB
• Igor Stravinsky —  Latin SATB
• Wietse Stuurman —  Church Slavonic SATB
• Mario Tento —  Latin SATB
• Mario Tento —  Latin SATB
• Raphaël Terreau —  Latin SATB
• Delfino Thermignon —  Latin TTBB
• Eva Toller —  Latin SSATB
• Traditional —  Italian Unison
• J. B. Tresch —  Latin SATB
• J. B. Tresch —  Latin SATB
• Wilhelm Troschel —  Latin SATB
• Boris von Uexküll —  Latin SATB
• Vojtěch Ulrich —  Latin S,T
• Francisco Valls —  Latin SATB.SATB
• Francisco Valls —  Latin SSAT.SATB
• Francisco Valls —  Latin SSAT
• Francisco Valls —  Latin SAAT
• Michele Varotto —  Latin SATTB
• Carl Verbraeken —  Latin SSAA
• Philippe Verdelot —  Latin SSATTB
• Giuseppe Verdi —  Latin SATB
• Cornelius Verdonck —  Latin SATB, STTB, ATTB
• Tomás Luis de Victoria —  Latin ATTB.ATTB, SATB.SATB
• Pedro Aranaz y Vides —  Latin SATB
• Louis Vierne —  Latin SATB
• Pedro Vilarroig —  Latin SATB
• Scott Villard —  Latin SATB
• Angel Viro —  Latin SATB
• Angel Viro —  Latin SATB
• Maxim Vladimiroff —  Latin SATB
• Bruno Vlahek —  Latin SATB
• Franciszek Walczyński —  Latin SSA
• Franciszek Walczyński —  Latin SSA
• Franciszek Walczyński —  Latin SATB
• Laurenz Weiss —  Latin Solo Alto
• Francis X. Weninger —  Latin SATB
• Charles West —  Latin SSAATTB
• Philip van Wilder —  Latin SSSA,SAAT
• Adrian Willaert —  Latin SATB
• Franz Xaver Witt —  Latin TTBB
• Johann Wittassek —  Latin SATB
• Joseph Gregor Zangl —  Latin SATB
• Michele Zanoni —  Latin SATB
• Gioseffo Zarlino —  Latin SATTTBB
• Vlad Zoborovski —  Latin SATB, TTBB
• Peter Josef Zwyssig —  Latin SATB

Latin texts and translations

Luke 1:28, 42

Latin text Have gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui.

English translation Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

"Ave Maria … Benedicta tu"

Traditional Catholic prayer

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus [Christus]. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. Italian translation Ave Maria, piena di grazia, il Signore è con Te; Tu sei benedetta fra le donne, e benedetto è il frutto del seno Tuo, Gesù. Santa Maria, Madre di Dio, prega per noi peccatori, adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte. Amen. Spanish translation Dios te salve María, llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo, bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre Jesús. Santa María, madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén. Portuguese translation Ave Maria, cheia de graça, o Senhor é convosco; Bendita sois vós entre as mulheres, E bendito é o fruto do vosso ventre, Jesus [Cristo]. Santa Maria, Mãe de Deus, Rogai por nós, pecadores, Agora e na hora da nossa morte. Amém. Chinese translation 文言文: 萬福瑪利亞， 滿被聖寵者， 主與爾偕焉， 女中爾為讚美， 爾胎子耶穌， 並為讚美。 天主聖母瑪利亞， 為我等罪人， 今祈天主， 及我等死候。亞孟。 白話文: 萬福瑪利亞，妳充滿聖寵， 主與你同在，妳在婦女中受讚頌， 妳的親生子耶穌同受讚頌。 天主聖母瑪利亞， 求妳現在和我們臨終時， 為我們罪人祈求天主。阿們。 Tagalog translation Aba, Ginoong Maria, Napupuno ka ng grasya; Ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo. Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat, At pinagpala naman ng iyong Anak, na si Hesus. Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos, Ipanalangin mo kaming makasalanan Ngayon at kung kami'y mamamatay. Amen. Danish translation Hil dig, Maria, fuld af nåde! Herren er med dig! Velsignet er du iblandt kvinder, og velsignet er dit livs frugt, Jesus. Hellige Maria, Guds Moder! bed for os syndere, nu og i vor dødstime. Amen. Hungarian translation Üdvözlégy Mária, kegyelemmel teljes, az Úr van teveled, áldott vagy te az asszonyok között és áldott a te méhednek gyümölcse, Jézus. Asszonyunk Szűz Mária, Istennek szent anyja, imádkozzál érettünk bűnösökért most és halálunk óráján. Amen. Esperanto translation Saluton, Maria, gracoplena, La Sinjoro estas kun vi. Benata vi estas inter la virinoj, kaj benata estas la frukto de via sino, Jesuo. Sankta Maria, Dipatrino, preĝu por ni pekuloj nun kaj en la horo de nia morto. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus [Christ]. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. German translation Gegrüßet seist du Maria, voll der Gnade, der Herr ist mit dir; du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen, und gebenedeit ist die Frucht deines Leibes, Jesus. Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes, bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes. Amen. French translation Je vous salue, Marie pleine de grâces le Seigneur est avec vous. Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni. Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs, maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort. Amen. Dutch translation Wees gegroet, Maria, vol van genade, de Heer is met u. Gezegend zijt gij boven alle vrouwen en gezegend is de vrucht van uw lichaam, Jezus. Heilige Maria, moeder Gods, bid voor ons, arme zondaars, nu, en in het uur van onze dood. Amen. Finnish translation Terve, Maria, armoitettu, Herra sinun kanssasi; Siunattu sinä naisten joukossa ja siunattu kohtusi hedelmä, Jeesus. Pyhä Maria, Jumalan äiti, rukoile meidän syntisten puolesta nyt ja kuolemamme hetkellä. Aamen. Polish translation Zdrowaś Maryjo, łaski pełna, Pan z Tobą, Błogosławionaś Ty między niewiastami I błogosławiony owoc żywota Twojego – Jezus. Święta Maryjo, Matko Boża, Módl się za nami grzesznymi, Teraz i w godzinę śmierci naszej. Amen. Slovak translation Zdravas', Mária, milosti plná, Pán s tebou; požehnaná si medzi ženami a požehnaný je plod života tvojho, Ježiš. Svätá Mária, Matka Božia, Pros za nás hriešnych, teraz i v hodinu smrti našej. Amen. Korean translation 은총이 가득하신 마리아님 기뻐하소서 주님께서 함께 계시니 여인중에 복되시며 태중에 아들 예수님 또한 복되시 나이다. 천주의 성모 마리아님 이제와 저희 죽을 때에 저희 죄인을 위하여 빌어 주소서. 아멘. Vietnamese translation Kính mừng Maria, đầy ơn phúc, Đức Chúa Trời ở cùng Bà; Bà có phúc lạ hơn mọi người nữ, và Giêsu, con lòng Bà gồm phúc lạ. Thánh Maria, Đức Mẹ Chúa Trời, cầu cho chúng con là kẻ có tội, khi nay và trong giờ lâm tử. Amen.

Variant 1 (Aliseda, Des Prez, Dragoni, Guerrero, Palestrina, Phinot, Victoria)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Regina coeli, dulcis et pia, o Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, ut cum electis [te] videamus.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Queen of heaven sweet and merciful, O Mother of God, pray for us sinners, that with the elect we may gaze [upon thee].

Variant 2 (Mouton)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; tecum in corde, tecum in ventre, tecum in utero. O Maria, Genetrix Dei, ora pro nobis.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; with thee in thy heart, with thee in thy womb, with thee in thine uterus. O Mary, Bearer of God, pray for us.

"Ave Maria … Virgo serena"

Variant 1 (Des Prez)

Latin text Ave Maria, Gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena. Ave, cuius Conceptio, Solemni plena gaudio, Caelestia, Terrestria, Nova replet laetitia. Ave, cuius Nativitas Nostra fuit solemnitas, Ut lucifer lux oriens Verum solem praeveniens. Ave pia humilitas, Sine viro fecunditas, Cuius Annuntiatio Nostra fuit salvatio. Ave vera virginitas, Immaculata castitas, Cuius Purificatio Nostra fuit purgatio. Ave, praeclara omnibus Angelicis virtutibus, Cuius Assumptio Nostra fuit glorificatio. O Mater Dei, Memento mei. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, serene Virgin. Hail, thou whose Conception, Full of great joy, Fills heaven and earth With new gladness. Hail, thou whose Nativity Became our great celebration, As the light-bearing Morning Star anticipates the true Sun. Hail, faithful humility, Fruitful without man, Whose Annunciation Was our salvation. Hail, true virginity, Immaculate chastity, Whose Purification Was our cleansing. Hail, glorious one In all angelic virtues, Whose Assumption Was our glorification. O Mother of God, Remember me. Amen.

Variant 2 (Mouton)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, Virgo serena, Tu parvi et magni, leonis et agni, Salvatoris Christi, templum extitisti, sed virgo intacta. Tu floris et roris, panis et pastoris, virginum et regina, rosa sine spina, genitrix es facta. Tu civitas regis justitiae, Tu mater es misericordiae, de lacu faecis et miseriae, Theophilum reformans gratiae. Te collaudat caelestis curia, tu mater es regis et filia. O Maria dulcissima, per te reis donatur venia. O Maria piissima, per te reis donatur venia. O Maria mitissima, per te jusits confertur gratia. Pro nobis semper Christum exora. Amen.

English translation Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, serene Virgin. For lowly and great, lion and lamb, our saviour Christ: you have been his temple, while still a virgin. For the flower and rose, the bread and the shepherd: you queen of virgins, a rose without a thorn, you became their mother. You are the royal seat of justice, you are the mother of mercy, from out of the depths of dregs and misery hast seen Theophilus to grace. The heavenly court praises you, you the king’s mother and daughter; O sweetest Mary, through you the accused is forgiven. O most pious Mary, through you the accused is forgiven. O most gentle Mary, through you favor comes to the just. For us always entreat Christ. Amen.

"Ave Maria … totiens" (Hesdin)

Latin text Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, totiens enim oscularis, quotiens per me salutaris, ergo ad ejus imaginem accedit, oscula imprimite, Ave Maria dicite. Gaude Virgo gratiosa, verbo verbum concepisti, gaude tellus fructuosa, fructum vite protulisti, gaude rosa speciosa, vernans Christo resurgente, gaude Mater gloriosa, Christo caelos ascendente, gaude fovens delitiis, nunc rosa iuncta liliis, munda nos avitio et tuo iunge Filio. Amen.

Church Slavonic text and translations

Church Slavonic text Богородице Дево, радуйся, Благодатная Марие, Господь с Тобою; Благословена Ты в женах и благословен плод чрева Твоего, яко Спаса родила еси душ наших. Transliteration: Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya, Blagodatnaya Mariye, Gospod s Toboyu. Blagoslovenna Ty v zhenakh, i blagosloven plod chreva Tvoyego, yako Spasa rodila esi dush nashikh.

English translation Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. German translation Gottesgebärerin und Jungfrau, freue dich, hochbegnadete Maria, der Herr ist mit dir. Gesegnet bist du unter den Frauen, und gesegnet ist die Frucht deines Leibes, denn du hast den Heiland unserer Seelen geboren.

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