Ave Maris Stella 4-6-09

Ave, maris stella (From Wikipedia)

Despite the Male trinity mentioned at the end (insert a cringe), this is an awesome song.

Ave maris stella,
Déi mater alma,
atque semper virgo,
félix caeli porta.
Hail, star of the sea,
Nurturing Mother of God,
And ever Virgin
Happy gate of Heaven.

Sumens illud «Ave»
Gabriélis ore,
funda nos in pace,
mutans Evae nomen.
Receiving that "Ave"
From the mouth of Gabriel,
Establish us in peace,
Transforming the name of "Eva"
(The word "Hail" in Latin [Ave] is the reverse spelling of the Latin for "Eve" [Eva].)

Solve vincla reis,
profer lumen caecis,
mala nostra pelle,
bona cuncta posce.
Loosen the chains of the guilty,
Send forth light to the blind,
Our evil do thou dispel,
Entreat (for us) all good things.

Monstra te esse matrem,
sumat per te precem
qui pro nobis natustulit esse tuus.
Show thyself to be a Mother:
Through thee may he receive prayer
Who, being born for us,
Undertook to be thine own.

Virgo singuláris,
inter omnes mitis,
nos culpis solútosmites fac et castos.
O unique Virgin,
Meek above all others,
Make us, set free from sins,
Meek and chaste.

Vitam praesta puram,
iter para tutum,
ut vidéntes Iesumsemper collaetémur.
Bestow a pure life,
Prepare a safe way:
That seeing Jesus,
We may ever rejoice.

Sit laus Deo Patri,
summo Christo decus,
Sprítui Sanctohonor,
tribus unus. Amen.
Praise be to God the Father,
To the Most High Christ glory,
To the Holy Spirit
(Be) honor, to the Three equally. Amen.