Ave Maria English translation
von Schubert

Hail Mary! Virgin mild,
Hear a virgin's plea,
From this rock rigid and wild
Let my prayer blow to thee.
We'll sleep safely till morning,
However cruel men may be.
O Virgin, see the Virgin's sorrows,
O Mother, hear a pleading child! Hail Mary!


Hail Mary! Immaculate!
When we sink down on this rock
To sleep, and your protection covers us
The hard rock will seem soft to us.
You smile, the scent of roses wafts
In this dull cleft of rock,
O mother, hear the child's plea,
O Virgin, a virgin is calling!

Hail Mary!

Hail Mary! Pure handmaiden!
Demons of earth and air,
Chased away by your grace,
They cannot dwell here with us,
We will quietly bow to fate,
As your holy consolation blows upon us;
To the Virgin let us bow with favour,
To the child who pleads for the Father.
Hail Mary!