Текст песни Elijah's Mantle - Tellus Mater

tellus mater

ad te clamamus,
exules filii Evae.
ad te suspiramus,
gementes et flentes,
in hac lacrimarum valle.

(attributed to Adhemar, Bishop of Le Puy. died 1098.)

o clemens, o pia,
o dulcis Maria.

tua sunt ubera
vino redolentia;
candor superat
lac et lilia,
odor flores vincit
et balsama
(anonymous 12th c.)

mother earth

to thee we cry,
banished children of Eve.
to thee do we sigh,
groaning and weeping,
in the vale of tears.

o merciful, o kind,
o sweet Maria.

your breasts are as
fragrant as wine;
their whiteness whiter than
milk and lilies,
their scent lovelier than flowers
and balsam wood.