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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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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
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 text: Tom White
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-01
Line count: 7
Word count: 29
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"
Authorship:
- 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
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
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-16
Line count: 7
Word count: 36