Ave Regina caelorum, ave domina angelorum, miserere tui labentis DuFay ne peccatorum ruat in ignem fervorum. |
Hail queen of heaven, hail mistress of the angels, have mercy on your fallen DuFay, lest he fall into the fire of his burning sins. |
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Salve radix sancta, ex qua mundo lux est orta; Miserere genitrix Domini ut pateat porta caeli debili. |
Hail, holy root from which light arose into the world; have mercy, mother of the Lord that the gate of heaven be opened to the weak. |
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Gaude gloriosa super omnes speciosa, miserere supplicanti DuFay. Sitque in conspectu tuo mors eius speciosa. |
Rejoice, glorious, lovely above all others, have mercy on your supplicant DuFay. And let his death be beautiful in your sight. |
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Valle, valde decora, et pro nobis semper Christum exora, in excelsis ne damnemur, miserere nobis. |
Show strength exceedingly becoming, and pray for us always to Christ, have mercy on us, that in the end we may not be damned. |
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Et juva ut in mortis hora nostra sint corda decora. |
And help us, that in the hour of our death our hearts may be beautiful. |