![]() ![]() Come per tutti i canti molto popolari tuttavia esistono molte varianti testuali. La prima e l’ultima strofa sono rivolti all’uditorio moderno come delle esortazioni, la prima a comportarsi rettamente e l’ultima a scambiarsi un segno di pace la storia nel mezzo è quella dell’annuncio della lieta novella ai pastori e del loro omaggio a Gesù Bambino. Tuttavia molti studiosi ritengono che il brano abbia origini nel 1500 e che il primo testo simile sia Sit You, Merry Gentlemen (Bodleian Library – ca 1650) La carol pubblicata da William Sandys nel 1823, resta di autore anonimo: si riesce a risalire al 1700 per quanto concerne le sue prime pubblicazioni, nelle quali compare con la dicitura “New Christmas carol” che potrebbe far pensare alle sue origini più recenti, con l’aggiunta nel testo di qualche arcaismo per farlo sembrare più antico, come quel ye del titolo che sta al posto di You. Nollaig shona a chairde I had to transcribe (& translate) this myself, so if you find errors or inaccuracies please let me knowPerformed by: na N Bhaoi. Il libro è una vivida descrizione delle tradizioni natalizie inglesi alla metà dell’Ottocento con l’avaro senza cuore Ebenezer Scrooge che fa un esame della sua vita accompagnato da tre Spiriti del Natale.ĭickens descrive le strade di Londra avvolte nel freddo e gelido Inverno, con i negozi decorati con rami di agrifoglio, i carolers che cantano per le strade nel giorno delle Vigilia e quello del Natale. All others were.Į’ questa la canzone cui allude nel titolo il Canto di Natale (A Christmas Carol) di Charles Dickens. ![]() ![]() ***This is the most complete video version that has been found. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Lyrics: God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satans. Yet to completely uncover the final key to solving this mystery of meaning, a comma needs to be placed after the word “merry.” Therefore, in modern English, the first line of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” should read “God make you mighty, gentlemen.” Using this translation, the old carol suddenly makes perfect sense, as does the most common saying of the holidays, “Merry Christmas.” The word rest in “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” simply means keep or make. This is due to another word that has a much different meaning in today’s world and a lost punctuation mark. Ye means you, but even when translated to “God rest you mighty gentlemen,” the song still makes very little sense. So when the English carolers of the Victorian era sang, “merry gentlemen,” they meant great or mighty men. ![]() Thus, in the Middle Ages, a strong army was a merry army, a great singer was a merry singer, and a mighty ruler was a merry ruler. Robin Hood’s “Merry Men” might have been happy, but the merry that described them meant great and mighty. When “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” was written, merry had a very different meaning. 27, 2005 1 viewer 3 Contributors God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Lyrics God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior Was born on Christmas. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).When modern people say “Merry” Christmas, the word merry means happy. God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day, To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. Get the embed code Various Artists - Rhythm of the World Album Lyrics1.Angels From the Realms of Glory2.Away in a Manger3.Deck the Halls4.Ding Dong Merrily on High5.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen6.Hark! The Herald Angels Sing7.Here We Come A-Wassailing8.Jingle BellsVarious Artists Lyrics provided by Comfort and joy Oh tidings of comfort and joy Verse 1 In Bethlehem, in Israel This blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn The which His Mother Mary Did nothing take. ![]()
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