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: : The Ave Maria, translated from latin to english is the catholic prayer "Hail Mary" : : Let's see the text laid out..... : : Ave=Hail : : Maria= Maria (or Mary-whichever you prefer) : : gratia= grace, favor : : plena= full of, satisfied : : Dominus=Lord (The Lord) : : te=with you : : benedicta=blessed, approved of,praised, spoken well of : : tu=you : : In=in regard to,among,within : : mulieribus=woman (this is a understood plural-english) : : et=and,also : : benedictus=blest : : fructus=fruit,crops,produce,reward : : ventris=stomach, womb, belly : : tui=you,yourself,your (singular) : : Jesus=Jesus : : Sancta=consecrated,holy,sacred : : Maria=Maria : : ora=beg,beseech,pray : : pro=on behalf of, before,in front of, for : : nobis=we,ourselves : : Nobis=we, ourselves : : peccatoribus=sinner,transgressor : : Nunc=now, today, at present : : et=and : : in=about : : hora=hour,time,season : : mortis=death,corpse,annihilation : : nostrae=our : : Because I translated it straight from the latin, it is not in a good 'english' sentence structure and maybe hard to flow while reading. But this is just a language thing....ignore! : : The point I'm trying to make is that the other 'english' versions are wrong, this is indeed the Most Sacred prayer of Our Lady....Ave Maria!!! : : : you should check out Schubert's original text which was in german translated from Sir Walter Scott's english. It comes from the lady of the lake

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