by Marià Manent (1898 - 1988)
Cançoneta humil de mitjanit
Language: Catalan (Català)
Available translation(s): ENG
Maria, roser florit dins el cor de la tenebra. De la branca de David floria una rosa vera. Volem adorar l’Infant, tremolós com una estrella, i veure aquell bou pesant i sentir un belar d’anyella. Ja som tots aquí, Senyor, i els morts ens fan companyia. Ens aclara la claror que surt de vostra establia. I en la fredor de la nit el dolç Infant que somica reposarà en nostre pit i el bressarem una mica.
Authorship:
- by Marià Manent (1898 - 1988) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Manuel Blancafort (1897 - 1987), "Cançoneta humil de mitjanit" [ voice and piano ], from Cançons de Nadal , no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "A modest midnight little song", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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