O, ce veste minunată is a Christmas carol, sung primarily in Romanian-speaking communities and countries. Like many other traditional songs, there are many versions of it. For instance, some have "Viflaim" for Bethlehem, some have "S-a născut Mesia" (The Messiah was born). The song is attributed to Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu (1866–1928), who founded the Romanian traditional music.
Lyrics
editThe lyrics and melody of this song are public domain.
Romanian
editO, ce veste minunată!
Lângă Viflaim se arată
Cerul strălucea, îngerii veneau
Pe-o raza curată.
Că la Betleem Maria,
Săvârșind călătoria
Într-un mic sălaș, lângă-acel oraș,
A născut pe Mesia.
Pe Fiul în al Său nume,
Tatăl L-a trimis în lume.
Să se nască, și să crească,
Să ne mântuiască.
Literal English
editO what wonderful news!
Is shown to us in Bethlehem!
Today has been born, the One without a beginning,
As the Prophets foretold!
That in Bethlehem Mary,
Having completed the trip,
In a little space, near that town,
She bore the Messiah
His Son in God's Own Name,
The Father has sent into the world!
To be born and to grow,
To save us all!
Melody
editThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2017) |
Recordings
edit- Dana Dragomir album 'Frost' 2014
- Dalma Kovacs
- Elena Gheorghe
- Paula Seling
- Ștefan Bănică Jr.
- Inna (released with "I Need You for Christmas")
- Lucy Monciel
See also
editExternal links
edit- "Four-part vocal score" (PDF).