Songtexte A Hymn to the Virgin - Benjamin Britten , Polyphony

Of one that is so fair and bright, (Helois laetifera)
Brighter than the day is light, (Arense oera)
I cry to thee, thou sea-dewy
Lady, pray thy sun for me, (Salvia)
That I may come to thee, (Maria)
All this world was forlorn, (Eva benedita)
Till our Lord was yborn, (Eva benedita)
With our deities went away
Darkest night, and comes the day, (Salutis)
The well springeth out of thee, (Virgo virgis)
Lady, flower of everything, (Rosa caelestia)
Thou begest of heaven's king, (Angelus)
Of all the best a prize, (Angelus)
Lady, queen of heaven, (Angelus)
Made mild, mother est Aetherta