Ave Maria: May, the Month of Mary

Chanticleer sings Biebl's Ave Maria.

This version of Ave Maria come from a modern German composer, Franz Biebl (1906-2001).
 Written in 1964, this is Beibl's most well known composition.

Biebl intersperses some chant verses with the familiar text of the Ave.
The piece is introduced with:
Angelus Domini, nuntiavit Mariae,
et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.

The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary
and she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus. 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

The second interpolation is:
Maria dixit, ecce ancilla Domini,
fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum.

Mary said: behold the servant of the Lord,
let it be done to me according to your word.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesu.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

The third gloss on the Ave text is:
Et verbum caro factum est,
et habitavit in nobis.

And the word became flesh
and dwelled among us.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesu.
Sancta Maria, mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us, sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.