Ave Crux Alba
"Ave Crux Alba" (English: "Hail Thou White Cross") is the anthem of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. The anthem was composed in 1930 by Alfredo Consorti.[1]
| English: Hail Thou White Cross | |
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| The anthem of the .svg.png.webp) Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
| Music | Alfredo Consorti, 1930 | 
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| U.S. Navy Band instrumental version 
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Lyrics
    
| Latin original[1] | IPA transcription (Ecclesiastical pronunciation)[lower-alpha 1] | IPA transcription (Classical pronunciation)[lower-alpha 1] | 
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| Ave Crux alba, summae pietatis signum, | [ˈäː.ve kruks ˈäl.bä ˈsum.me pi(.)e.ˈt̪äː.t̪is ˈsiɲ.ɲum] | [ˈhäu̯.ɛ krʊks̠ ˈäɫ̪.bä ˈs̠ʊm.mäe̯ pi(.)ɛ.ˈt̪äː.t̪ɪs̠ ˈs̠ɪŋ.nʊ̃ˑ] | 
| Italian translation | English translation[1] | 
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| Ti saluto, Croce Bianca, il più alto segno di pietà, | Hail, thou White Cross, the highest sign of piety, | 
Notes
    
- See Help:IPA/Latin and Latin phonology and orthography.
References
    
- "Anthem of the Sovereign Order of Malta: Ave Crux Alba - Order of Malta". Sovereign Order of Malta - Official website. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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