We greet you.

1. We greet you, sorrowful Mother, ; When you held your holy son in your arms, ; You kissed his holy wounds, ; You bathed him with your tears. ; ; 2. We have come to you, sorrowful mother, ; Accept us, sorrowful mother, ; For we pray before you, ; We beg you for our sins. ; ; 3. That we may dare to look at your face, ; We see tears flowing from your eyes, ; You embraced your holy son, ; And placed him in your arms. ; ; 4. Therefore, now, sorrowful holy Virgin, ; Do not let us go without your blessing, ; Let us say then from our hearts, ; God to you out of love. ; ; 5. That we may dare to look at it, now we say goodbye, ; From your holy image, that we are leaving, ; Give us your blessing, ; Thus let your servants go. ; ; 6. Perhaps this will be my final farewell, ; My sorrowful Virgin here I see, ; God be with you, sorrowful Virgin, ; For you sit beside your holy son. ; ; 7. We ask you, our sorrowful mother, now, ; When we mourn for you here, ; That we must part from you, ; Oh, our sorrowful great woman. ; ; 8. Oh, sorrowful mother, when before you, ; Falling on our knees here, so mourning, ; Let us also say from our hearts, ; We will now depart from your holy image. ; ; 9. May the heavenly father give us strength, ; That we may appear in this holy place more often, ; For you are a good mother to us, ; Therefore we ask that you do not forsake us. ; ; 10. Praise, glory to God the Father, ; Who has ordained for us, His sinful people, ; God to you, Sorrowful Virgin, ; Sends us a crown in heaven.