Marian antiphon from Pentecost to Advent (May to November), ‘Sve, Regina, mater misericérdiae: Vita, dulcédo, et spes néstra, sdlve. Ad te clamamus, éxsules, filii Fvae. Ad te suspirdmus, geméntes et fléntes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia érgo, Advocdta néstra, illos tios miseric6rdes culos ad nos convérte. Et Jésum, benedictum frdctum véntris ti, nobis post hoc exsflium osténde. 0 clémens: 0 pia: 0 dulcis Virgo sémper Marfa. Salve, Hail queen, Source: Works, vol. Ill, ed. Wexler, American Mu: Hail queen, mother of mercy: our life, sweetness and hope, hail. To you we cry, exiles, the children of Eve; for you we sigh, groaning and weeping in this vale of tears. ‘Therefore look! our Advocate, turn your merciful eyes toward us. And Jesus, blessed fruit of your womb, after this exile, reveal to us. 0 merciful: 0 holy: 0 sweet Virgin forever Mary. Regina [1] Johannes Ockeghem (Franco-Flemish; c.1410-1497) ological Society, 1992. Notation here is a minor third higher than the original, with time values halved. ‘Translation, text underlay and musica ficta by John Hetland and The Renaissance Street Singers 9/8/99Page 2 mother of mgrey: ma ~ ter. = = = riveér - di cordi ~~Page 3 sweetness and our pietepes (00) = etrethe children of Eve; bo s eo ¢ = a? ze = a =Page 5 we sigh, groaning 56 61 [su-spird —|mus, ge —mén ‘su ~ spiré ~ mus, ge -|mén = spira ge-mén —|tes. su- —spi-ré - - - - — - mus, ge - mén - - - = and weeping in this vale of tears. 67 lin hac etflén - - tes in hac_—la cri-md - rum =crimé-rum val — - - -|- - ioe reer eI)Page 6 Bhererore took: our Advocate, those your merciful eyesPage 7 toward us turn. nos. con- = - > - > - = -vér = And Jesus, 128 = - -|sum,Page 8 blessed fruit 12g) = Tne-df = » be ~ ne4df-ctum. - = |ctum. be = -|ne — | - df } ctum fra — [ctum frd - ctumvén - - tris std - = to us after this 158Page 9 exile, reveal. 185 mens) clé — |mens:Page 10 Q sweet Virgin 193Page 11 219 228 Vir -| ~"go | sém-per. is Fir - go_|_____'sém - per. Emendations to alto: measure 144, removed flat on second note; measure 155, moved all three notes down a diatonic step.