The Black Madonna of Czestochowa, 14th c., from a postcard [104KB] A Marian hymn
Serdeczna Matko [Stainless the Maiden]

Serdeczna Matko, opiekunko ludzi,
Niech Cie, pl'acz sierot do litosc'ci wzbudzi!
Wygnan'cy Ewy, do Ciebie wol'amy,
Zlituj sie, zlituj, niech sie, nie tulamy.

Stainless the Maiden, whom he chose for Mother;
Nine months she waited, bearing Christ our brother;
Think of her gladness when at last she saw Him;
God in a manger, Bethlehem a heaven!


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