1. Stabat Mater dolorosa
Iuxta crucem lacrimosa
Dum pendebat Filius

The grieving Mother stood
weeping beside the cross
where her Son was hanging.

2. Cuius animam gementem
Contristatam et dolentem
Pertransivit gladius

Through her weeping soul,
compassionate and grieving,
a sword passed.

3. Christe, cum sit hinc exire,
da per matrem me venire
ad palmam victoriae.

Christ, when it is time to pass away,
grant that through your Mother I may come
to the palm of victory.

4. Quando corpus morietur,
Fac, ut animae donetur
Paradisi gloria. Amen.

When my body dies,
let my soul be granted
the glory of Paradise. Amen.



Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)

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