Salve Regina

Hail Queen

Salve Regina

Hail, Queen, Mother of mercySalve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Our life, sweetness, and hope, hailVita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve
To you we cry, exiled sons of EveAd te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae
To you we sigh, mourning and weepingAd te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
In this valley of tearsIn hac lacrimarum valle

Therefore, our advocate, turn thoseEia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
Merciful eyes of yours towards usMisericordes oculos ad nos converte
And after this exile, show usEt Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui
Jesus, the blessed fruit of your wombNobis post hoc exilium ostende

O clementO clemens
O lovingO pia
O sweet Virgin MaryO dulcis Virgo Maria