for I am aged by senseless sins.
Estrange me from all torments,
and pray for me to the Master of all.
Grant that, with all the saints,
I may inherit the joys of heaven.
Hear, most holy Virgin,
the voice of your useless servant.
Grant me a torrent of tears, most pure one,
to wash the filth of my soul.
The groans of my heart I bring you unceasingly: