From: Il Primo libro delle Musche a una due
voci
Himno: Jesu corona Virginum
1. Jesu corona Virginum
quem mater illa concipit
quae Sola Virgo
haec vota clemens accipe
1. Jesus the Virgin's crown
conceived by her, His Mother,
as the only begotten Son,
from whom alone we accept mercy.
2. Qui pascis inter lilia
Septus choreis Virginum,
Sponsus decorans gloria,
sponsisque reddens praemia.
2. Thou who dwells among the lilies
And with the seven Virgin choirs
with glory decked and pledged
the rewards of a bride.
3. Quocunque pergis Virgines
sequentur, atque laudibis
Post te canente occursitant
Hymnosque dulces personant.
3. Those virgins who still attend
and follow Thee with praises
and songs, sing well
sweet hymns resounding.
4. Te deprecamur largius
Nostris ut addas sensibus
Nescire prorsus omnia
Corruptionis vulnera.
4. We therefore Beseech thee
To make us sensitive to
Thy grace so we may be pure
of all trace of corruption.
5. Laus, honor, virtus gloria
Deo, Patri et Filioto
Sancto simul Paraclito
In saeculorum saecula. Amen.
4. Praise, honor, virtue, and glory
God the father, and the Son
And also the Holy Spirit,
World without end, Amen.
Translation by: Nina Cannizzaro