Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε· μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, μήτηρ ὐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
At Christmas you preserved your virginity, in the Dormition you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God, you reposed in the belly, Mother of the Being of the Belly, and through your prayers you delivered from the death of the soul ours.
You, Mother of God, having given birth, remained a virgin and did not leave the universe after death. You have passed on to life, Mother of Life, and by Your intercession You are delivering our souls from death.