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Gesù bambino is an Italian Christmas carol composed by Pietro Yon in 1917. The melody was used by Frederick H. Martens in his English language carol "When Blossoms Flowered 'mid the Snows". The melody and lyrics of the chorus are derived from the chorus of "Adeste Fideles" (O Come All Ye Faithful).
The lyrics tell the story of a man, nicknamed "Gesù Bambino" in spite of his well-known vices, who was born from the brief relationship between an American soldier, temporarily in Italy because of World War II, and an ingenous 16-year-old girl who soon left him an orphan. [2] [3] [4]
lyrics: The words of St Germanus were translated by John Mason Neale (1818–1866) tune: Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) written originally to the lyrics of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming. 1599 "Angels from the Realms of Glory" lyrics: James Montgomery; music: Henry Thomas Smart, 1867, to
The Catholic priest Ranald Rankin, wrote the lyrics for Midnight Mass around the year 1855. He originally wrote 29 verses in Scottish Gaelic , but the popular English translation is limited to five. The melody, Cumha Mhic Arois ("Lament for Mac Àrois"), is from the Hebrides and was sung as a protective charm for the fisherman away at sea.
Pietro Yon with Charles M. Courboin. In the spring of 1907, Father John B. Young, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Manhattan, was in Rome on Vatican business and additionally to seek out a replacement for his organist Gaston Dethier, who was leaving to pursue a concert career.
Many of their other songs contain some lines in Latin, have a Latin name and/or are supported by a choir singing in Latin. Rhapsody of Fire – Ira Tenax; Rotting Christ: Sanctus Diavolos: Visions of a Blind Order, Sanctimonius, Sanctus Diavolos; Theogonia: Gaia Telus, Rege Diabolicus; Κατά τον δαίμονα εαυτού: Grandis ...
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Although these albums did not sell in large numbers, they were noted by critics for the unusual mix of Roversi's lyrics with Dalla's improvisations, along with the latter's sometimes experimental twists and composition abilities. The duo had already broken up by the time the concept album Automobili was released. Roversi, who had been against ...