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The Prince of Peace your arms embrace, while hosts of darkness fade and cower.

Beyond the song as originally composed by Schubert, it is often performed and recorded by many singers under the title Ave Maria (the Latin name of the prayer Hail Mary, and also the opening words and refrain of Ellens song, a song which is itself a prayer to the Virgin Mary ), in musically simplified arrangements and with various lyrics that commonly differ from the original context of the poem.

It was arranged in three versions for piano by Franz Liszt.

In Scotts poem the character Ellen Douglas, the Lady of the Lake ( Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands ), has gone with her exiled father to stay in the Goblins cave as he has declined to join their previous host, Roderick Dhu, in rebellion against King James.

Roderick Dhu, the chieftain of Clan Alpine, sets off up the mountain with his warriors, but lingers and hears the distant sound of the harpist Allan-bane, accompanying Ellen who sings a prayer addressed to the Virgin Mary, calling upon her for help.

The Latin version of the Ave Maria is now so frequently used with Schuberts melody that it has led to the misconception that he originally wrote the melody as a setting for the Ave Maria.

The remaining two songs are written one for a male and the other for a female ensemble.

However, with the exception of No.

English texts as well.

This meant finding correspondences to Storcks sometimes quite free translations, which entailed significant difficulties.

Wir schlafen sicher bis zum Morgen, Ob Menschen noch so grausam sind.

Safe may we sleep beneath thy care, Though banishd, outcast and reviled Maiden hear a maidens prayer; Mother, hear a suppliant child Ave Maria Ave Maria undefiled The flinty couch we now must share Shall seem with down of eider piled, If thy protection hover there.

The murky caverns heavy air Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled; Then, Maiden hear a maidens prayer, Mother, list a suppliant child Ave Maria Ave Maria stainless styled.

Foul demons of the earth and air, From this their wonted haunt exiled, Shall flee before thy presence fair.

We bow us to our lot of care, Beneath thy guidance reconciled; Hear for a maid a maidens prayer, And for a father hear a child Ave Maria.

In hora, hora mortis nostrae, In hora mortis nostrae.

Ave Maria.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed, Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Thy womb, Jesus.

Hail Mary Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, Pray, pray for us; Pray for us sinners, Now, and at the hour of our death, The hour of our death.

The hour, the hour of our death, The hour of our death.

Hail Mary.

The text for this version is sung in English, and was written by Rachel Field.

This version also had three stanzas, like Schuberts original, but only the third stanza made it into the film (one line in the last stanza is partially repeated to show how it is sung in the film).

Aloft from earths far boundaries Each poor petition, every prayer, the hopes of foolish ones and wise must mount in thanks or grim despair.

In dust you laid your weary head, the hopeless vigil of defeat was yours and flinty stone for bread Ave Maria.

The bells ring out in solemn praise, for you, the anguish and the pride.

Ave Maria Schubert Andrea Bocelli