"Ave Maria, O Autrix Vite"

Hildegard von Bingen

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Hail mary,
O source of life,
in rebuilding salvation,
who have shaken death
and trodden down the serpent
to which Eve reached up,
her neck high
with the breath of pride.
You have trampled down that serpent
in giving birth to God’s son from heaven:

Whom the spirit of God
breathed into you.

O dearest
and most loving mother, hail,
who have given to the world
your son sent from heaven:

Whom the spirit of God
breathed into you.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit.

Whom the spirit of God
breathed into you.

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"Aria” from Vuò cerdando 

Rosa Giacinta Badalla

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Lord, if of such a flower, you make a generous gift to my desire
I will present to you in exchange for such honor,
a bouquet of roses and hyacinths, picked from my own gardens.

 

You who are the most beautiful Dawn,
that shines in the Heaven of Love,
if the Dawn still blooms with roses,
do not disdain this small gift of flowers.

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“Liebst du um Schönheit”

Clara Schumann

If you love for beauty, o love not me!
Love the sun, she has golden hair.
If you love for youth, o love not me!
Love the spring, which is young each year.
If you love for riches, o love not me!
Love the mermaid, she has many shining pearls.
If you love for love, ah yes, love me!
Love me always, I shall love you forever.