Francesco Durante (31 March 1684 – 30 September 1755) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School. Best known for his church music, he was also an important teacher, instructing Niccolò Jommelli, Giovanni Paisiello, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Niccolò Piccinni and Leonardo Vinci, among others.

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Vergin, tutto amor. The poem is anonymous.

Italian text

Vergin, tutto amor,
o madre di bontade,
o madre pia, madre pia,
ascolta, dolce Maria,
la voce del peccator.
Il pianto suo ti muova,
giungano a te i suoi lamenti,
suo duol, suoi tristi accenti,
senti pietoso quel tuo cor.
O madre di bontade,
Vergin, tutto amor.

English translation

Virgin, all loving,
Oh mother of goodness,
Oh pious mother,
Hear, sweet Maria,
The voice of the sinner.
May his tears move you,
May his laments be received by you.
Let his sorrow, his sad pleas,
Be heard by your merciful heart.
Oh mother of goodness,
Virgin, all loving.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation of the Italian poem.

vˈerd͡ʒin, tˈutːo amˈor,
ˈɔː mˈadre dˈi bontˈade,
ˈɔː mˈadre pˈia, mˈadre pˈia,
askˈolta, dˈolt͡ʃe mˌarˈiːa,
lˈa vˈot͡ʃe dˈel pekːatˈɔr.
ˈiːl pjˈanto sˈuo tˈi mʊˈova,
d͡ʒˈuŋɡano ˈaː tˈe ˈi sʊˈɔi lamˈentɪ,
sˈuo dˈuol, sʊˈɔi trˈistɪ at͡ʃːˈɛntɪ,
sˈentɪ pjetˈozo kwˈɛl tˈuo kˈɔr.
ˈɔː mˈadre dˈi bontˈade,
vˈerd͡ʒin, tˈutːo amˈor.