Regina Caeli


Gentile da Fabriano, Coronation of the Virgin, Getty Museum, 1420


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V. Regina caeli
, laetare, alleluia.
     Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia.
R. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.
     For he whom you were worthy to bear, alleluia.
V. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia.
    Has risen as he said, alleluia.
R. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
    Pray for us to God, alleluia.

V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia. 
    Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.
    For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia.


Gregorian Chant: 

Performed by the Monks of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, [musicMe] (info)

Performed by Sinéad O'Connor [Grooveshark] 

Performed by Sacris Concentum Cantores [musicMe] (info) 

Performed by Chanticleer [musicMe] (info) 

Performed by Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle, Josef Schabasser conducting. [CML] (info) 

Henricus Isaac (c.1450-1517), performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips conducting. [CML] (info) 

Henricus Isaac, performed by the London Cornett and Sacbut Ensemble and the London Pro Cantione Antiqua, Bruno Turner conducting [musicMe] (info) 

Francisco Guerrero (1528-99), performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips conducting. [CML] (info) 

Hernando Franco (1532-85), performed by the Cappella Cervantina, Horacio Franco conducting [musicMe] (info) 

Orlande de Lassus (1532-94), performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips conducting. [CML] (info) 

Robert White (c.1538-74), performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Philips conducting [CML] (info) 

Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), performed by La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recansens conducting [musicMe] (info)

Francesco Soriano (c.1548-1621), performed by the Maria Choir, Bror Samuelson conducting. [BNQ] [BM] (info)

Philippe Rogier(1561-96), performed by the Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh conducting [musicMe] (info) 

Gregor Aichinger (1565-1628) performed by La Maîtrise des hauts de France [YouTube]  

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704), performed by Le Concert spirituel, Hervé Niquet conducting [BNQ] [BM] (info)

George Frideric Handel (1685-59): three Salve Reginas, performed by the Scholars Baroque ensemble, conducted by David van Asch [BNQ] [BM] (info)

Éric Lebrun (b. 1967), performed by Bayard-musique [musicMe] (info)  

Andrew Smith (b. 1970, performed by Trio Mediaeval [musicMe] (info)