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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Today Christ is born
Language: English  after the Latin 
Our translations:  FRE GER
Today Christ is born;
Today the Saviour has appeared;
Today the angels sing,
The archangels rejoice,
Today the righteous rejoice, saying:
Glory be to God in the highest.
Alleluia!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , a medieval paraphrase of Luke 2:11, 13-14 and Psalm 33:1
    • Go to the text page.

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

  • by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Procession", op. 28 no. 1 (1942) [treble chorus, solo voices, and harp], from A Ceremony of Carols, no. 1. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Recession", op. 28 no. 11 (1942) [treble chorus, solo voices, and harp], from A Ceremony of Carols, no. 11. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Tom White

This text was added to the website: 2007-10-01
Line count: 7
Word count: 29

Aujourd'hui le Christ est né
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Aujourd'hui le Christ est né ;
Aujourd'hui le Sauveur est apparu ;
Aujourd'hui les anges chantent,
Les archanges se réjouissent,
Aujourd'hui les justes se réjouissent, en disant :
Gloire à Dieu, au plus haut,
Alléluia !

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Translation of titles
"Procession" = "Procession"
"Recession" = "Récession"

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  • Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (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 English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , a medieval paraphrase of Luke 2:11, 13-14 and Psalm 33:1
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2015-08-16
Line count: 7
Word count: 32

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