![]() ![]() The United Kingdom has seen immense popularity with the piece, with two separate versions having reached the Top 40 on the charts, with a number 16 rating for the version performed by Lesley Garrett and Amanda Thompson (1993). Although there are occasional confusions that this piece is the same as the religious Hail Mary, it is not so. The song’s words have inspired its usage with the Roman Catholic prayer, which bears the same name.ĭespite being composed as a prayer, Schubert’s piece was not written with any planned religious utilization for Catholicism. The text itself is a derivation from Sir Walter Scott’s famous poem, “The Lady of the Lake”. "Ave Maria," better known as "Hail Mary" in Latin or "Ellens Gesang III" in German, not to be confused with "Ave Maria" by Gounod and Bach, is an 1825 song by Austrian maestro Franz Schubert. Schubert’s Finest Creative Work: "Ave Maria"
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