Anon Mdr 30VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 30’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 502-3.
text and translation
Heil, guðs háleit móðir,
… sjóvar stjarna,
mær, er mildi stýrir,
merkt jafnan því nafni.
Hlið kallaz, og hylli,
himinríkis, þier líkar
— sæl ertu slíkra mála —
sannleikr og dygð manna.
Heil … stjarna sjóvar, {háleit móðir guðs}, mær, er stýrir mildi, merkt jafnan því nafni. Kallaz hlið himinríkis og þier líkar hylli, sannleikr og dygð manna; ertu sæl slíkra mála.
‘Hail … star of the sea, glorious mother of God [= Mary], maiden, who governs mercy, always designated by that name. You are called the gate of the kingdom of heaven and you are pleased by the favour, truth and virtuous deeds of men; you are blessed with such references.’
notes and context
Sts 30-6 are a slightly expanded rendering of the hymn Ave maris stella (AH 2, 39), discussed in Connelly 1957, 161-2 and Warner 2000, 20 and 262. The influence of Ave maris stella on OIcel. Marian poetry is discussed in Schottmann 1973, 53, 67, 91-3, 492, 518, 527 and 535.
readings
- [2] …: ‘[...]’ B
- [3] mildi: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘milld[...]’ B
- [6] líkar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘lik[...]r’ B
- [8] sannleikr: ‘sann[...]eikr’ B
- [8] dygð: ‘dyg[...]’ B, ‘dygḍ’ 399a‑bˣ
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 14r/24 - 14r/26
imagesHeil, guðs háleit móðir,
†[...]† sjóvar stjarna,
mær, er †milld[...]† stýrir,
merkt jafnan því nafni.
Hlið kallaz, og hylli,
himinríkis, þier †lik[...]r†
— sæl ertu slíkra mála —
†sann[...]eikr† og †dyg[...]† manna.Heil guds haleit moder … síofar stíarna męr er mill- | d… stýrer merkt íafnan þui nafne. hlid kallaz þu ok hylle himinrikiss þer lik…r sęl ertu slikra mala | sann…eikr ok dýg… manna.
(EB)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Heil, guðs háleit móðir,
… sjóvar stjarna,
mær, er mildi stýrir,
merkt jafnan því nafni.
Hlið kallaz, og hylli,
himinríkis, þier líkar
— sæl ertu slíkra mála —
sannleikr og †dygḍ† manna. -
Lbs 444 4°x (444x)
editions and texts
Skj: [Anonyme digte og vers XIV], [B. 1]. En drape om jomfru Maria (Máríudrápa) 30: AII, 469, BII, 503, Skald II, 275, NN §§1654, 1655, 2855; Rydberg 1907, 38, 57, Attwood 1996a, 110, 310.
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