Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768) Salve Regina in fa maggiore per...(More)

Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768) Salve Regina in fa maggiore per contralto, archi e basso continuo, one of the 8 settings of the text by Porpora. Part 1 of 2: I.Salve Regina II. Ad te clamamus Part 2 of 2: III. Eja ergo, advocata nostra IV. O clemens, o pia Sonia prina (Alto), Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone (dir) Original text: I. Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae: vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve. II. Ad te clamamus, exsules filii [H]evae, Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. III. Eja ergo, advocata nostra,illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exilium ostende., IV. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria. English translation I. Hail Holy Queen, Mother of mercy {Hail] our life, our sweetness and our hope! II. To thee do we cry, poor banished chidren of Eve, To thee do we send up our sighs, Mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. III. Turn, then, o most gracious advocate, Thine eyes of mercy and after this our exile Show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. IV. O clement, o loving, o sweet Virgin Mary.(Less)