Lyrics and translation Karl Jenkins - Jenkins: Stabat Mater: Cantus lacrimosus

Jenkins: Stabat Mater: Cantus lacrimosus

Stabat mater dolorosa
Juxta Crucem lacrimosa,
Dum pendebat Filius.
Cujus animam gementem,
Contristatam et dolentem
Pertransivit gladius.
O quam tristis et afflicta
Fuit illa benedicta,
Mater Unigeniti!
Quae moerebat et dolebat,
Pia Mater, dum videbat
Nati poenas incliti
(At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.
Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword has passed.
O how sad and sore distressed
Was that Mother, highly blest,
Of the sole-begotten One.
Christ above in torment hangs,
She beneath beholds the pangs
Of her dying glorious Son.)

Jenkins: Stabat Mater: Cantus lacrimosus

Stabat Mater dolorosa
Juxta Crucem lacrimosa,
Dum pendebat Filius.
Cujus animam gementem,
Contristatam et dolentem
Pertransivit gladius.
O quam tristis et afflicta
Fuit illa benedicta,
Mater Unigeniti!
Quae moerebat et dolebat,
Pia Mater, dum videbat
Nati poenas incliti
(Au pied de la Croix, elle restait,
La Mère pleurait, douloureuse,
Près de Jésus, jusqu’au bout.
Son cœur partageait sa douleur,
Tous ses tourments, tout son malheur,
Maintenant l’épée a percé.
Oh! Comme cette Mère bénie
Était triste et affligée,
De l’Unique engendré.
Le Christ au-dessus, en supplice,
Elle voit en bas ses afflictions,
De son glorieux fils mourant.)