Rosa Ponselle - Ave Maria / Bach / Gounod 1926

Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) It was composed by Charles Gounod in 1859, based on the harmony and texture of ’s Prelude No.1 in C Major from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I (BWV 846). It is a setting of the standard Latin Ave Maria text. -------------------- Lyrics: Latin : Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Iesus. Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria, Maria ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. English : Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,Holy Mary, Mary pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. French : Je Vous salue, Marie pleine de grâce, le Seigneur est avec Vous. Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes, Et Jésus, le fruit de Vos entrailles, est béni. Sainte Marie, Sainte Marie, Ma