Oratio
Salve Regina
Hail, Holy Queen
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae,
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping
in hac lacrimarum valle.
in this valley of tears.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
thine eyes of mercy toward us.
Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.