A cappella Publisher Desc.  Salve Regina is a piece written for mixed chorus using the original Latin text of the Christian hymn widely cited to have been composed in the middle ages by Hermann of Reichenau a monk fromGermany. The English translation of the hymn is known as Hail Holy Queen. It is a prayer used among other purposes to anchor the Catholic rosary. This hymn is one of longing pleading and surrender in the face of tribulations sorrow and despair.