04:09 - Saturday, Dec. 09, 2006
Silent Night
Alles schl�ft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Hirten erst kundgemacht
Durch der Engel Halleluja,
T�nt es laut von fern und nah:
Christ, der Retter ist da!
Christ, der Retter ist da!
Dans le ciel L'astre luit
Dans les champs tout repose en paix
Mais soudain dans l'air pur et frais
Le brillant coeur des anges
Aux bergers appara�t
� nuit de foi, Sainte nuit
Les bergers sont instruits
Confiants dans la voix des cieux
Ils s'en vont adorer leur Dieu
Et J�sus, en �change
Leur sourit radieux
Nusquam est ulla vox;
Par sanctissimum vigilat,
Crispo crine quieti se dat
Puer dulcissimus,
Puer dulcissimus.
Sancta nox, placida nox!
Certior fit pastor mox
Angelorum alleluia;
Sonat voce clarissima
Iesus salvator adest,
Iesus salvator adest.
Silent night has always been one of my favourite Christmas Hymnals. The first time i heard it i was maybe 4 or 5, and my brother took me to church. we always sat in the back in the last pew, and during the Holy Euchrist, i used to cry, mainly because of the lit candles along with the sheer fright i had of the priest! In my mind, when he said "the body of Christ" and "the blood of Christ" i took that in the literal sense, thinking that the Priest has special powers from God himself, to turn the host into the body of christ and the wine into the blood of christ, i imagined lightning bolts shooting outta the priests fingertips, and that made me wail in fear. But when they played Sainte nuit, i was calm and serene. the way it was sung, and all, calmed me down. it was peaceful, indeed.
Elvis Sings, and the 3 translations i grew up on, german, french and latin.
if ya dont hear Elvis sing, wait a minute, if ya hear nothing, let me know. it should play in both firefox and IE. Joyeux Noel!!!
