Ave Regina caelorum

The Ave Regina caelorum is sung as the concluding antiphon in each of the Hours of the Daily Office during the pre-Lent and Lenten seasons, i.e. from the Feast of the Presentation (2nd February) until Maundy Thursday.

Musical settings at CPDL

Aichinger Anon. (Ambrosian Chant) Anon. (Gregorian Chant, arr. di Marco) Dufay Fresi Guerrero Lobo - versions for SSATB & AATBB Lotti Palestrina (a 4) Salazar Soriano Victoria - settings for 5 voices & 8 voices

Texts and translations

Latin text

Ave Regina coelorum,
Ave Domina Angelorum:
Salve radix, salve porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude Virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

English translation

Hail, Queen of the heavens,
Hail, ruler of the angels:
Hail, root, hail, portal
From whom light has shone to the world.

Hail, Virgin most glorious,
Beautiful above all,
Farewell, O most comely,
And pray to Christ for us.