Ave Crux Alba

Ave Crux AlbaἍουε Κρουξ Άλβα
National anthem of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
Lyrics	Alfredo Consorti
Music	Alfredo Consorti
Adopted	1930

"Ave Crux Alba" is the anthem of the Order of Malta, a Catholic lay religious order. It was written and composed by Alfredo Consorti in 1930.

Lyrics

Latin official

Latin script	Greco-Latin	Latin Cyrillic	Ecclesiastical Latin IPA transcription	Classical Latin IPA transcription
Ave Crux alba, summae pietatis signum, Ave Crux alba, salutis nostrae sola spes, Corda fidelium inflamma, adauge gratiam, adauge gratiam. Ut omnia vincat tuorum ardens caritas, Ut omnia vincat tuorum ardens caritas.	Ἅουε Κρουξ άλβα, σούμμαι πιετάτις σίγνουμ, Ἅουε Κρουξ άλβα σαλούτις νόστραι σώλα σπες, Κόρδα φιδήλιουμ ιμφλάμμα, αδαύγε γράτιαμ, αδαύγε γράτιαμ. Ουτ όμνια ουίνκατ τουώρουμ άρδενς κάριτας, Ουτ όμνια ουίνκατ τουώρουμ άρδενς κάριτας.	Аве Крукс алба, суммай пьетатис сигнум, Аве Крукс алба, салутис нострай сола спес, Корда фидельюм инфламма, адауге гратьям, адауге гратьям. Ут омнья винкат туорум арденс каритас, Ут омнья винкат туорум арденс каритас.	[ˈäː.ve kruks ˈäl.bä ˈsum.me pi(.)e.ˈt̪äː.t̪is ˈsiɲ.ɲum ǀ] [ˈäː.ve kruks ˈäl.bä sä.ˈluː.t̪is ˈnɔs.t̪re ˈsɔː.lä spɛs ǀ] [ˈkɔr.d̪ä fi.ˈd̪ɛː.li(.)um iɱ.ˈfläm.mä ä.ˈd̪äːu̯.d͡ʒe ˈɡrät̪.t̪͡s̪i.äm ǀ ä.ˈd̪äːu̯.d͡ʒe ˈɡrät̪.t̪͡s̪i.äm ǁ] [ut̪ ˈɔm.ni(.)ä ˈviŋ.kät̪ t̪u.ˈɔː.rum ˈär.d̪ens ˈkäː.ri.t̪äs ǀ] [ut̪ ˈɔm.ni(.)ä ˈviŋ.kät̪ t̪u.ˈɔː.rum ˈär.d̪ens ˈkäː.ri.t̪äs ǁ]	[ˈhäu̯.ɛ krʊks̠ ˈäɫ̪.bä ˈs̠ʊm.mäe̯ pi(.)ɛ.ˈt̪äː.t̪ɪs̠ ˈs̠ɪŋ.nʊ̃ˑ ǀ] [ˈhäu̯.ɛ krʊks̠ ˈäɫ̪.bä s̠ä.ˈɫ̪uː.t̪ɪs̠ ˈnɔs̠.t̪räe̯ ˈs̠oː.ɫ̪ä s̠peːs̠ ǀ] [ˈkɔr.d̪ä fɪ.ˈd̪eː.lʲi(.)ʊ̃ˑ ĩː.ˈfɫ̪äm.mäː ä.ˈd̪äu̯.ɡeː ˈɡräː.t̪i.ä̃ˑ ǀ ä.ˈd̪äu̯.ɡeː ˈɡräː.t̪i.ä̃ˑ ǁ] [ʊt̪ ˈɔm.ni.ä ˈu̯ɪŋ.kät̪ t̪u.ˈoː.rʊ̃ˑ ˈäːr.d̪ẽːs̠ ˈkäː.rɪ.t̪äːs̠ ǀ] [ʊt̪ ˈɔm.ni(.)ä ˈu̯ɪŋ.kät̪ t̪u.ˈoː.rʊ̃ˑ ˈäːr.d̪ẽːs̠ ˈkäː.rɪ.t̪äːs̠ ǁ]

Italian version

Ti saluto, Croce Bianca, il più alto segno di pietà,
Salve, Croce Bianca, nostra unica fonte di salute e speranza,
Infiammate i cuori dei fedeli con abbondanti grazie, abbondanti grazie.
Con la tua ardente carità, tutto sarà vinto,
Con la tua ardente carità, tutte le cose saranno vinte.

English version

Hail, Thou White Cross, supreme sign of piety,
Hail, Thou White Cross, our only wellspring of security,
Inflame the ardent hearts with graces aplenty, graces aplenty.
Everything shall be conquered with Thine ardent charity,
Everything shall be conquered with Thine ardent charity.

References

(Note: IPA transcriptions are based on Wiktionary's transcriptions for Latin entries.)