Salve, Regina, mater misericordiæ:Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy:
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.our life, our sweetness, and our hope, hail.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ.To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.
Ad te suspiramus,To thee do we send up our sighs,
gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.thine eyes of mercy toward us.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V.
Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix.Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R.
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.