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Stabat Mater – Maltese translation

Translation: author unknown. As several versions of the Stabat Mater exist, these variations in the Latin text are given per line. When several versions of one line exist, I do not know which line is translated into Maltese!

Tom Dawkes (in 2018 he sent me corrections of the Irish Gaelic translation) made a revised version of my Maltese translation. See below

    1.  Stabat Mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa dum pendebat Filius
      Hemm wehidha I-omm imnikkta tibki w tolfoq hdejn il-ghuda waqt li binha kien mislub
    2.  Cuius animam gementem contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius
      Il-qalb taghha qed titniehed kollha diqa w kollha niket u minfuda dritt mis-sejf
    3. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta Mater Unigeniti
      Kemm imnikkta, kemm imdejqa kellha tkun dil-mara mbierka l-omm ta’ l-iben il-wahdien
    4. Quae moerebat et dolebat et tremebat cum videbat nati poenas incliti
      Quae moerebat et dolebat Pia Mater dum videbat nati poenas incliti
      Qieghda tibki b’qalb maqsuma u titrieghed meta tilmah lil dan l-iben kollu wgigh
    5. Quis est homo qui non fleret Matri Christi si videret in tanto supplicio?
      Min hu l-bniedem li kif jara lil dil-mara l-omm ta’ Kristu f’dan in-niket ma jibkix?
    6. Quis non posset contristari Matrem Christi contemplari dolentum cum filio?
      Min se jonqos li jitnikket meta jahseb fl-omm ta’ Kristu tbati mieghu dan l-wgigh?
    7. Pro peccatis suae gentis vidit Iesum in tormentis et flagellis subditum
      Ghall-htijiet li ghamlu niesu rat lil binha f’dil-hruxija, ratu jgarrab dan is-swat
    8. Vidit suum dulcem natum moriendo desolatum dum emisit spiritum
      Rat lill-iben helu taggha qed imut mitluq hemm wahdu waqt li jaghti l-ahhar nifs
    9. Eia Mater, fons amoris, me sentire vim doloris fac ut tecum lugeam
      Inti omm, l-ghajn ta’ l-imhabba, ‘tini s-sahha nhoss dan-niket, nibki mieghek jiena wkoll
    10. Fac ut ardeat cor meum in amando Christum Deum ut sibi complaceam
      B’hafna nar imla l-qalb tieghi biex inhobb lil Kristu Alla halli noghgbu kif nixtieq
    11. Sancta Mater, istud agas crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide
      Ommi mqaddsa roddli talbi: ‘tini l-griehi ta’ l-imsallab biex iwettqu ‘l din il-qalb
    12. Tui nati vulnerati tam dignati pro me pati poenas mecum divide
      Aqsam mieghi dawn il-griehi ta’ dan ibnek kollu dmija li ghalija ried imut
    13. Fac me vere tecum flere crucifixo condolere donec ego vixero
      Fac me tecum, pie, flere crucifixo condolere donec ego vixero
      Jiena mieghek irrid nibki u nitnikket ma’ l-imsallab tul iz-zmien li nibqa’ haj
    14. Iuxta crucem tecum stare te libenter sociare in planctu desidero
      Iuxta crucem tecum stare et me tibi sociare in planctu desidero
      Taht salibu nibqa’ mieghek, bla ma qatt nitilqek wahdek, f’dan il-biki hekk nixtieq
    15. Virgo virginum praeclara mihi iam non sis amara fac me tecum plangere
      Inti l-mara l-aktar safja, la tonqosx li troddli xewqti halli miehek nibki jien
    16. Fac ut portem Christi mortem passionis eius sortem et plagas recolere
      Fac ut portem Christi mortem passionis fac consortem et plagas recolere
      Hallli ngorr il-mewt ta’ Kristu, halli tmissni x-xorti tieghu ta’ dal-griehi w dal-wegghat
    17. Fac me plagis vulnerari cruce hac inebriari ob amorem filii
      Fac me plagis vulnerari fac me cruce inebriari et cruore filii
      Ha nitwegga’ b’dawn il-griehi, waqt li nhobb minn qalbi ‘l ibnek u nissahhar mis-salib
    18. Inflammatus et accensus, per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die iudicii
      Flammis ne urar succensus, per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die iudicii
       Flammis orci ne succendar, per te, Virgo, fac, defendar in die iudicii
      Kollni hegga, kollni hrara, xebba, fik insib il-fidwa meta jasal jum il-haqq
    19. Fac me cruce custodiri morte Christi praemuniri confoveri gratia
      Christe cum sit hinc (iam) exire da per matrem me venire ad palmam vicoriae
      Is salib halli jharisni, u mewt Kristu troddli s-sahha biex insib ir-rizq mixtieq
    20. Quando corpus morietur fac ut animae donetur paradisi gloria. Amen
      Meta jmutli dan il-gisem hu hsieb ruhu biex tinghata sebh u hena fis-smewwiet. Amen

Revised version by Tom Dawkes:

  1. Stabat Mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa dum pendebat Filius
    Hemm weħidha l-omm imnikkta tibki w tolfoq ħdejn il-għuda waqt li binha
    kien mislub
  2. Cuius animam gementem contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius
    Il-qalb tagħha qed titnieħed kollha diqa w kollha niket u minfuda dritt mis-sejf
  3. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta Mater Unigeniti
    Kemm imnikkta, kemm imdejqa kellha tkun dil-mara mbierka l-omm ta’ l-iben
    il-waħdien.
  4. Quae moerebat et dolebat et tremebat cum videbat nati poenas incliti
    Qiegħda tibki b’qalb maqsuma u titriegħed meta tilmaħ lil dan l-iben kollu
    wġigħ
  5. Quis est homo qui non fleret Matri Christi si videret in tanto supplicio?
    Min hu l-bniedem li kif jara lil dil-mara l-omm ta’ Kristu f’dan in-niket ma
    jibkix?
  6. Quis non posset contristari Matrem Christi contemplari dolentum cum filio?
    Min se jonqos li jitnikket meta jaħseb fl-omm ta’ Kristu tbati miegħu dan lwġigħ?
  7. Pro peccatis suae gentis vidit Iesum in tormentis et flagellis subditum
    għall-ħtijiet li għamlu niesu rat lil binha f’dil-ħruxija, ratu jġarrab dan is-swat
  8. Vidit suum dulcem natum moriendo desolatum dum emisit spiritum
    Rat lill-iben ħelu taggħa qed imut mitluq hemm waħdu waqt li jagħti l-aħħar
    nifs
  9. Eia Mater, fons amoris, me sentire vim doloris fac ut tecum lugeam
    Inti omm, l-għajn ta’ l-imħabba, ’tini s-saħħa nhoss dan-niket, nibki miegħek
    jiena wkoll
  10. Fac ut ardeat cor meum in amando Christum Deum ut sibi complaceam
    B’ħafna nar imla l-qalb tiegħi biex inħobb lil Kristu Alla ħalli nogħġbu kif
    nixtieq
  11. Sancta Mater, istud agas crucifixi fige plagas cordi meo valide
    Ommi mqaddsa roddli talbi: ’tini l-grieħi ta’ l-imsallab biex iwettqu ’l din ilqalb
  12. Tui nati vulnerati tam dignati pro me pati poenas mecum divide
    Aqsam miegħi dawn il-grieħi ta’ dan ibnek kollu dmija li għalija ried imut
  13. Fac me vere tecum flere crucifixo condolere donec ego vixero
    Jiena miegħek irrid nibki u nitnikket ma’ l-imsallab tul iż-żmien li nibqa’ ħaj
  14. Iuxta crucem tecum stare et me tibi sociare in planctu desidero
    Taħt salibu nibqa’ miegħek, bla ma qatt nitilqek waħdek, f’dan il-biki hekk
    nixtieq
  15. Virgo virginum praeclara mihi iam non sis amara fac me tecum plangere
    Inti l-mara l-aktar safja, la tonqosx li troddli xewqti ħalli miegħek nibki jien
  16. Fac ut portem Christi mortem passionis fac consortem et plagas recolere
    ħalli nġorr il-mewt ta’ Kristu, ħalli tmissni x-xorti tiegħu ta’ dal-grieħi w dalweġgħat
  17. Fac me plagis vulnerari cruce hac inebriari ob amorem filii
    Ħa nitweġġa’ b’dawn il-grieħi, waqt li nħobb minn qalbi ’l ibnek u nissaħħar
    mis-salib
  18. Inflammatus et accensus, per te, Virgo, sim defensus in die iudicii
    Kollni ħeġġa, kollni ħrara, xebba, fik insib il-fidwa meta jasal jum il-ħaqq
  19. Fac me cruce custodiri morte Christi praemuniri confoveri gratia
    Is-salib ħalli jħarisni, u mewt Kristu troddli s-saħħa biex insib ir-riżq mixtieq
  20. Quando corpus morietur fac ut animae donetur paradisi gloria. Amen
    Meta jmutli dan il-ġisem hu ħsieb ruħu biex tingħata sebħ u ħena fis-smewwiet. Amen

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Stabat Mater by Eric van Boxtel, commissioned by Stabat Mater Foundation in 2008.

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My friend Marten Kuilman from Amsterdam, is painting the stations of the cross. Here is his 12th station of the cross. October 10th 2020, having dinner together.
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12th station of he cross in Church Veenhuizen, Drenthe, The Netherlands during cycle trip in Appelscha, July 15th 2020.

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Kruiswegpark in Roermond, very special, during our visit on May 24th 2020.

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12th station of the cross painted by P. Cornelis de Moor, in St Jans Basiliek, Laren (nh), during performance Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium, December 15th 2019.

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Autel d' or (Golden Altar), Niki de Saint Phalle (1962). Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen, Holland, December 11th 2019

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Twelfth station of the cross in Parish Church of Portimão in Portugal, enjoying family time in Ferragudo.
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12th station of the cross, mosaic in stone, Holy Cross Church in Bloomsbury (London) enjoying a sunday city walk. 
#london #stabatmater #stationsofthecross #stabatmaterdolorosa #sorrowfulmother #holycrosschurch #bloomsbury

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Trinity church, London, sculpture. Invited  for the premiere of Pieta by composer Richard Blackford in Cadogan Hall. Impressed!
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Werner Tübke, Crucifixion scene (1984), chalk litograph on zinc plate.
I made this photo in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, June 22th 2019 during our cycle tour along the Elbe river.

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12th station of the cross, psinted by Johan Lange from Aken (Germany) 1884-1890.

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Our Lady of the Basilica, Zwolle. 
#zwolle #crunchyslime #mary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Michael Triegel, Deus absconditus (God is hidden). Museum De Fundatie in Zwolle. I  love his paintings.
#triegel #michaeltriegel #mary #crucifixion #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #zwolle #fundatiezwolle

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Zwolle, Grote kerk of St. Michaels Churc. A vey old sculpture of Crucifixion in the wall, maybe 12th station of the cross. Unfortunately very damaged. Please, could you translate the latin text?
#zwolle #zwollecentrum #oldchurch #stationsofthecross #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa

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Magdenburg Cathedral June 24th 2019, cycling trip along the Elbe in Germany.
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Paul Sinkwitz, Crucifixion group, tempera draft (1957)  Lutherstadt Wittenberg, exhibition modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary  #mary

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Otto Pankok, Mary and John under the cross, woodcut (1958). Lutherstadt Wittenberg, exhibition modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary  #mary #john #woodcutting

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Marc Chagall, Crucfixion, 1969, (1) and Crucifixion, Mother and Child, 1964 (2). In Lutherstadt, Wittenberg, June 2019, Exhibition Modern Christian Art. #Lutherstadt #Wittenberg #mothermary #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #crucifixion #religiousart #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi #golgotha #calvary #chagall #marcchagall

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Keith Haring, 1982, Untitled, without Mary. Lutherstadt Wittenberg Exhibition Modern Christian Art.
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Lutherstadt Wittenberg Exhibition Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. Willi Baumeister, Crucifixion, Lithograph.
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Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Crucifixion, 1912, Etching. Mueum Lutherstadt Wittenberg during our cycling trip in Germany, June 2019.

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Exhibition Lutherstadt Wittemberg Modern Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. James Ensor, Crucifixio, print 23 from Portfolio Scenes Life of Christ, colour lithograph, 1912-1921.
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Exhibition Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Christian Art from Chagall to Beuys. Georges Rouault, Christ on the cross, 1936, colour aquatint etching.June 21th 2019
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July 5th, Bremen, Church of our Lady. I noticed groups of little figures in a glass display case showing scenes from the passion of Jesus. They are made by the woodcutters David Guenou and his son Daniel from Togo in Africa. They converted to Christianity in the the sixties when a priest from Bremen was a missionary in Togo. The woodcarving was a present from the Togo Parish. By the way: we loved Bremen during our cycling trip in Germany.
#bremen #woodcarving #crucifixion #religiousart #africanart #stabatmaterdolorosa
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Bremen Cathedral, beautiful painting of the crucifixion on the front wall of the church dedicated to St. Peter. July 5th 2019.
#bremencathedral #religiousart #stabatmater #crucifixion #paintings #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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In Damnatz, during our cycling trip from Dresden to Hamburg, we stumbled upon this old, timber framed church with a painting of the crucifixion. July 2th 2019
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Tangermünde, June 27th 2019, St Stefan's Church. On the baptismal font, as wel as at the baroque pulpit I found a relief of Mary near the cross.

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St. Jacobi Church in Perleberg, Germany June 28th 2019 during our cycling tour from Dresden to Hamburg. In the wall of the tower is a crucifixion sculpture of sand stone. Though Mary is not present, I just could not resist taking this picture because of the inscription above: ANNO DOMINI MCCCLXI.
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Church Museum New Bavo Haarlem. Station of the Cross XII 1920. Artist unknown. 
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Church New Bavo Museum Haarlem, Jan van Scorel 1525.
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Stralsund, Germany, Nicolai Kirche and painting of the Crucifixion in the church.

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Family vacation in Germany, May 2019, A trip to Stralsund, Nicolaikirche. Several altars from the 15th century:: (1)Burgermeister-altar with Jesus is taken down from the cross, short after 1500. (2) Altar by Riemer and Betler (1451) and High altar (ca. 1480), Crucifixion by J P Hinze.
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Nehringen, Germany, during a family vacation. St. Andreas kirche. Stations of the cross.

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Stations of the cross-Jesus meets his mother Maria and  Jesus is nailed to the cross- paintings by Jan Wiesman, a Dutch painter. Exhibition in Pop-up Gallery in Bloemendaal. Netherlands.

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Art stations of the cross Amsterdam 2019: Jesus meets his mother (Station 2). A colorful installation by Lynn Aldrich is made from all sorts of ordinary cleaning tools, such as plastic sponges and brushes.
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Project Art stations of the cross, number 7: Jesus falls for the second time. Two drawings by Paul van Dongen: Judgement and Resurrection. The Small Museum, Paradiso, Weteringschans 6-8. In 2016 the music venue and cultural center Paradiso, housed in a converted former church building from the nineteenth century, opened The Small Museum. The smallest museum in the Netherlands, it is located in one of the cabinets where the Vrije Gemeente (Free Congregation) used to display its announcements. The exhibitions regularly link to the religious past of the building.
#stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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Art stations of the cross 2019 Amsterdam. Number 2: Jesus takes up the cross by G. Roland Bierman. De Hoftuin, Nieuwe Herengracht 18.
#mothermary #jesus #thecross #crucifixion #passion #virginmaryartwork #virginmaryart #stabatmater #stabatmaterdolorosa #stationsofthecross #artstations #sorrowfulmother #motherofjesus #religiousart #classicalmusic #sacredmusic #pergolesi

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Art Stations of the Cross 2019 Amsterdam Nr. 6 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. Güler Ates, Water no longer dances with light, new site specific work. In the Stations of the Cross, Veronica is the woman who helps Jesus persevere. She confronts us with the classic question: In whom do we invest, convinced that the person can make a difference in this world? Who can lean on us? Güler Ates grew up in the mystic tradition of East Turkey. She is based in London and works with video, photography, printmaking and performance. One of the core elements in her work is cultural displacement. She studies the interaction of Eastern and Western cultures.

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Beginhof Chapel Amsterdam when I wasin Amsterdamwithmy grandson Guidofor the Art Stations of the Cross on monday April 15th.

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Project Art Stations of the Cross Amsterdam. Nr. 5 Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross. It is the contemplation of the suffering caused by the slave trade, in which traders from Amsterdam were also involved. Iris Kensmil, an artist with a Surinam background, has painted portraits of three eighteenth-century individuals from Surinam who managed to secure for themselves a position and a future in opposition to colonial oppression. (Their actual likenesses are unknown.) Just like Simon of Cyrene, who stopped to help Jesus by carrying his cross, these people resisted injustice. The triptych hangs amongst the group portraits in the Amsterdam Gallery as a call to action.

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