Stella splendens

Shining Star

Stella splendens

A shining star on the mountainStella splendens in monte
As a sous radiumUt sous radium
Sawn with miraclesMiraculis serrato
Listen to the peopleExaudi populum

Everyone is running togetherConcurrunt universi
Rejoicing peopleGaudentes populi
The rich and the poorDivites et egeni
Big and smallGrandes et parvuli
They enter itIpsum ingrediuntur
As the eyes seeUt cernunt oculi
And from there they returnEt inde revertuntur
Filled with gratitudeGratiis repleti

Princes and noblesPrincipes et magnates
Of royal lineageEx stirpe regia
The powers of the worldSaeculi potestates
Forgiveness obtainedObtenta venia
They proclaim sinPeccaminum proclamant
Beating chestsTundentes pectora
They cry out with their knees bentPoplite flexo clamant
Here: Hail MaryHic: Ave Maria

Prelates and baronsPraelati et barones
Famous CountsComites incliti
All religious peopleReligiosi omnes
And the priestsAtque presbyteri
Soldiers, merchantsMilites, mercatores
Citizens, sailorsCives, marinari
Burghers, fishermenBurgenses, piscatores
They are rewarded therePraemiantur ibi

Peasant farmersRustici aratores
And not the notariesNec non notarii
Lawyers, sculptorsAdvocati, scultores
All woodworkersCuncti ligni fabri
Tailors and shoemakersSartores et sutores
And not just woollyNec non lanitici
Artists and allArtifices et omnes
Congratulations thereGratulantur ibi

Queens, CountessesReginae, comitissae
Distinguished ladiesIllustres dominae
The powerful and the handmaidsPotentes et ancillae
Young childrenJuvenes parvulae
Virgins and ancientsVirgines et antiquae
Likewise widowsPariter viduae
They also climb this mountainConscendunt et hunc montem
And religiousEt religiosae

These groups are grouped togetherCoetus hi aggregantur
Here to showHic ut exhibeant
Wishes, may they be returnedVota, regratiantur
So that they may also returnUt ipsa et reddant
Enriching this hallAulam istam ditantes
Let everyone see thisHoc cuncti videant
Joca] adorning the riversJoca] ibus ornantes
Let them return freeSoluti redeant

Therefore, all of you, prayingCuncti ergo precantes
Both sexesSexus utriusque
Purifying our mindsMentes nostras mundantes
Let us pray devoutlyOremus devote
Glorious VirginVirginem gloriosam
Mother of clemencyMatrem clementiae
With the grace of heavenLn coelis gratiosam
Let's really feelSentiamus vere