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 | Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century |  |
23. Ave Regina Celorum, I
A deuowte salutacion of Aue regina celorum
Haile be þu, maide, modir of crist!
Haile be þu, blessidest þat euer bare childe!
Haile! comeli quene, mari þu hight,
Haile! nory of goodnesse, maide so milde,
Haile! fairest floure, þat neuer was defilid.
Haile! wit and welle of al visdom,
Haile! loueli lely þat syne exilid,
Aue Regina celorum.
Haile be þu, blessidest þat euer bare childe!
Haile! comeli quene, mari þu hight,
Haile! nory of goodnesse, maide so milde,
Haile! fairest floure, þat neuer was defilid.
Haile! wit and welle of al visdom,
Haile! loueli lely þat syne exilid,
Aue Regina celorum.
Haile! rose ryal, comfort of care,
Haile! blessid ladi bothe faire & bright,
Haile! swete salue for al maner sare,
Haile! lanterne of light brening light,
Haile! blessid berde in þe is pight,
Haile! ioye of mankynde boþe al & sum,
Haile! pynacle precious in heuyn be right,
Mater regis angelorum.
Haile! blessid ladi bothe faire & bright,
Haile! swete salue for al maner sare,
Haile! lanterne of light brening light,
Haile! blessid berde in þe is pight,
Haile! ioye of mankynde boþe al & sum,
Haile! pynacle precious in heuyn be right,
Mater regis angelorum.
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Haile! crownde quene, fairest of alle,
Haile! flouer on þe feld, ouur blisse on-brad,
Haile! to whom women do calle,
Altyme þat þei ben hard be-stad,
Haile! whom al þe fendys drede
And euer schul in-to þe day of doum.
With maydenis milke þi sone þu fed,
O Maria flos virginum.
Haile! flouer on þe feld, ouur blisse on-brad,
Haile! to whom women do calle,
Altyme þat þei ben hard be-stad,
Haile! whom al þe fendys drede
And euer schul in-to þe day of doum.
With maydenis milke þi sone þu fed,
O Maria flos virginum.
Haile be þu, fairest þat euyr god fand!
Haile be þu rechest of al tresoure!
Haile! lampe euyr lightand,
To hie & lowe, riche and poure,
Haile! spices swettest of al sauoure,
Haile! of whom oure ioye gan coum,
Haile! of alle wemen frute & floure,
Velut Rosa vel lilium.
Haile be þu rechest of al tresoure!
Haile! lampe euyr lightand,
To hie & lowe, riche and poure,
Haile! spices swettest of al sauoure,
Haile! of whom oure ioye gan coum,
Haile! of alle wemen frute & floure,
Velut Rosa vel lilium.
Haile be þu, godely ground of al grace!
Haile! blessid sterre shini[n]ge on þe see
Haile! counfortable counfort in euury case,
Haile! aftur god chefe of charite,
Haile! wit and welle of al merce,
Haile! þat bare oure lord ihū al & sum,
Haile! tabernacle of þe trinite,
ffunde preces ad filium.
Haile! blessid sterre shini[n]ge on þe see
Haile! counfortable counfort in euury case,
Haile! aftur god chefe of charite,
Haile! wit and welle of al merce,
Haile! þat bare oure lord ihū al & sum,
Haile! tabernacle of þe trinite,
ffunde preces ad filium.
Haile be þu, virgyn of al vertues!
Haile! blessid modir þat al may wilde,
Haile! noried norse of swet Ihesus,
Haile! mari, mode[r] & maide milde,
Now lady to thi sone þu say,
That we may come to his kyngdou[m].
ffor me and al cristen þu pray,
pro salute fidelium.
Haile! blessid modir þat al may wilde,
Haile! noried norse of swet Ihesus,
Haile! mari, mode[r] & maide milde,
Now lady to thi sone þu say,
That we may come to his kyngdou[m].
ffor me and al cristen þu pray,
pro salute fidelium.
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