Salve, Regína, Mater misericórdiæ, vita, dulcédo et spes nóstra, salve.
✦Ad te clamámus, éxsules fílii Hevæ. Ad te suspirámus, geméntes et fléntes in hac lacrimárum valle.
✦Éia ergo, advocáta nóstra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte. Et Iésum, benedíctum frúctum ventris túi, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
✦O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo María.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Dios te salve, Reina y Madre de misericordia, vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra. Dios te salve.
A ti clamamos los desterrados hijos de Eva. A ti suspiramos gimiendo y llorando en este valle de lágrimas.
Ea, pues, Señora, abogada nuestra, vuelve a nosotros esos tus ojos misericordiosos. Y después de este destierro, muéstranos a Jesús, fruto bendito de tu vientre.
Oh clemente, oh piadosa, oh dulce Virgen María.
Salut, ô Reine, Mère de miséricorde; notre vie, notre douceur et notre espérance, salut.
Vers toi nous crions, nous les enfants d'Ève exilés. Vers toi nous soupirons, gémissant et pleurant dans cette vallée de larmes.
Tourne donc vers nous, ô notre Avocate, tes yeux miséricordieux. Et après cet exil, montre-nous Jésus, le fruit béni de tes entrailles.
Ô clémente, ô miséricordieuse, ô douce Vierge Marie.
Sei gegrüßt, o Königin, Mutter der Barmherzigkeit, unser Leben, unsere Wonne und unsere Hoffnung, sei gegrüßt.
Zu dir rufen wir verbannte Kinder Evas. Zu dir seufzen wir trauernd und weinend in diesem Tal der Tränen.
Wohlan denn, unsere Fürsprecherin, wende deine barmherzigen Augen uns zu. Und nach diesem Elend zeige uns Jesus, die gebenedeite Frucht deines Leibes.
O gütige, o milde, o süße Jungfrau Maria.
Salve, Regina, madre di misericordia, vita, dolcezza e speranza nostra, salve.
A te ricorriamo, esuli figli di Eva. A te sospiriamo, gementi e piangenti in questa valle di lacrime.
Orsù dunque, avvocata nostra, rivolgi a noi gli occhi tuoi misericordiosi. E mostraci, dopo questo esilio, Gesù, il frutto benedetto del tuo seno.
O clemente, o pia, o dolce Vergine Maria.
Salve, Rainha, Mãe de misericórdia, vida, doçura e esperança nossa, salve.
A vós bradamos, os degredados filhos de Eva. A vós suspiramos, gemendo e chorando neste vale de lágrimas.
Eia, pois, advogada nossa, esses vossos olhos misericordiosos a nós volvei. E depois deste desterro, nos mostrai Jesus, bendito fruto do vosso ventre.
Ó clemente, ó piedosa, ó doce sempre Virgem Maria.
Witaj Królowo, Matko Miłosierdzia, życie, słodyczy i nadziejo nasza, witaj.
Do Ciebie wołamy wygnańcy, synowie Ewy. Do Ciebie wzdychamy jęcząc i płacząc na tym łez padole.
Przeto, Orędowniczko nasza, one miłosierne oczy Twoje na nas zwróć. A Jezusa, błogosławiony owoc żywota Twojego, po tym wygnaniu nam okaż.
O łaskawa, o litościwa, o słodka Panno Maryjo.
Aba Po Santa Mariang Hari, Ina ng Awa. Ikaw ang kabuhayan at katamisan; Aba pinananaligan ka namin.
Ikaw nga ang tinatawagan namin, pinapanaw na taong anak ni Eva. Ikaw rin ang pinagbunbuntuhang hininga namin ng aming pagtangis dini sa lupang bayang kahapis-hapis.
Ay aba, pintakasi ka namin, ilingon mo sa amin, ipakita mo sa amin ang iyong Anak na si Hesus.
Santa Maria, Ina ng Diyos, maawain, maalam at matamis na Birhen.
The Salve Regina — the Hail, Holy Queen — is one of the most ancient and emotionally powerful prayers in the Catholic tradition. It is the final prayer of the Rosary, one of the four great Marian antiphons of the Divine Office, and for nearly a thousand years it has been the last prayer on the lips of monks, sailors, soldiers, and saints before they close their eyes at night.
The prayer is traditionally attributed to Blessed Hermann of Reichenau (1013–1054), a Benedictine monk also known as Hermannus Contractus — "Hermann the Cripple." Born with severe physical disabilities, likely cerebral palsy and a cleft palate, Hermann could barely move or speak. Yet he became one of the greatest scholars of his age, mastering Latin, Greek, and Arabic, and composing works on mathematics, astronomy, music, and theology. Tradition holds that he also composed two other great Marian antiphons: the Alma Redemptoris Mater and the Veni Sancte Spiritus. While modern scholars debate the attribution, the literary style and theological tone of the Salve Regina are consistent with Hermann's other known works. His beatification was formally confirmed in 1863.
The prayer was set down in largely its current form at the Abbey of Cluny in the 12th century, where it was used as a processional hymn on Marian feasts. The Cistercians — the order of St. Bernard of Clairvaux — adopted the practice of chanting the Salve Regina daily from 1218. In the 1220s, the Dominican friars in Bologna began singing it nightly at Compline, a practice that quickly spread throughout their entire order and, through the Dominicans' influence, across all of Europe.
The Salve Regina held a special place among medieval sailors. It was incorporated into the ritual for the blessing of ships, and crews would sing it before setting out to sea. Christopher Columbus and his sailors are recorded to have chanted the Salve Regina each evening during their 1492 voyage across the Atlantic. It was the last prayer sung before the New World was sighted.
According to Dominican tradition, Our Lady herself appeared to St. Dominic and spoke of this prayer. When he asked her name, she replied: "I am she whom you invoke every evening; and when you say 'Eia ergo, advocata nostra' — 'Turn then, most gracious Advocate' — I prostrate myself before my Son, entreating Him to protect this Order."
The three closing invocations — "O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria" ("O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary") — are sometimes attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who according to legend added them spontaneously while the antiphon was being sung in the cathedral of Speyer. Whether historical fact or pious legend, the tradition captures the prayer's essential character: it is not merely a hymn of praise, but a cry from the heart of exiled humanity to its Mother.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Salve, Regína, Mater misericórdiæ, vita, dulcédo et spes nóstra, salve.
Ad te clamámus, éxsules fílii Hevæ. Ad te suspirámus, geméntes et fléntes in hac lacrimárum valle.
Éia ergo, advocáta nóstra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte. Et Iésum, benedíctum frúctum ventris túi, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo María.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.