Pray for peace | Pray for peace, sweet Virgin Mary

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by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465)

Translation © by Faith J. Cormier

Priez pour paix Doulce Vierge Marie

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG GER

Priez pour paix Doulce Vierge Marie
Reyne des cieulx et du monde maîtresse
Faictes prier par vostre courtoisie
Saints et Saintes et prenez vostre adresse
Vers vostre Fils Requerant sa haultesse
Qu'il Lui plaise son peuple regarder
Que de son sang a voulu racheter
En déboutant guerre qui tout desvoye
De prières ne vous vueillez lasser 
Priez pour paix, priez pour paix
Le vray trésor de joye.

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Text Authorship:

by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Maxime Jacob (1906 - 1977), "Priez pour paix" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Louis Nicolaou , "Priez pour paix", 1965 [ medium voice and piano ], from Deux Poèmes de Charles d'Orléans, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Priez pour paix", FP 95 (1938), published 1939 [ low voice and piano ], Rouart, Lerolle [sung text checked 1 time]
by Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958), "Ballade pour la paix", op. 136 no. 2, published 1957 [ vocal duet for 2 female voices with piano ], from Trois duos, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Durand & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Pray for peace", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Ingrid Schmithüsen) , "Betet für Frieden", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 67

Pray for peace

Language: English after the French (Français)

Pray for peace, sweet Virgin Mary,
Queen of Heaven and mistress of the world. 
In your courtesy, have 
the saints pray too, 
and address your Son,
begging His Highness to deign to look on His people, 
whom He redeemed with His blood, 
and to banish war which destroys all. 
Do not weary of our prayers. 
Pray for peace, pray for peace, 
the true treasure of joy.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 66