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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Là‑bas, vers l'église

Language: French (Français) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER HUN ITA SPA

Là-bas, vers l'église,
Vers l'église Ayio Sidéro,
L'église, ô Vierge sainte,
L'église Ayio Costanndino,
Se sont réunis,
Rassemblés en nombre infini,
Du monde, ô Vierge sainte,
Du monde tous les plus braves!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• M. Ravel

Text Authorship:

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "Là-bas, vers l'église", M. A. 9 no. 2 (1904-6) [ voice and piano ], from Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Allà, prop de l'església", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Yonder by the Church", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Dort unten bei der Kirche", written 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "Amott, a templomnál", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Laggiù, presso la chiesa", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Allá lejos, hacia la iglesia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 32

Allà, prop de l'església

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

Allà, prop de l'església,
Prop de l'església d'Ayio Sidéro,
L'església, oh Verge Santa,
L'església d'Ayio Costanndino,
S'han reunit,
Aplegats en nombre infinit,
De tot el món, oh Verge Santa,
Els més valents de tots!

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2026-06-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 34