tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post6012243592238353830..comments2024-03-19T19:34:23.525-07:00Comments on Comparative Video 101: For The Season #5: "Noël Nouvelet/Sing We Here Noël"Jim Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-67297884663576625292015-06-18T21:54:43.075-07:002015-06-18T21:54:43.075-07:00Hi,
After reading the lyrics here, I feel that th...Hi,<br /><br />After reading the lyrics here, I feel that the second verse of the Gregorian version doesn't quite fit in the text (sorry I know very little French). Thanks very much if you would correct me or let me know what it tells :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304395283638473685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-56350829080072696232012-12-22T16:59:10.497-08:002012-12-22T16:59:10.497-08:00Hi Mark -
Thanks for the comments and continued ...Hi Mark - <br /><br />Thanks for the comments and continued interest. I see that you looked at "The White Snows of Winter" post (REO Speedwagon - who would have thought?) - so you know I'm familiar with the Advent customs, and this song may well be as you suggest a late Advent carol. The "coming Christmas" above is my attempt at rendering rather than translating, or maybe really translating. "Nouvelet" is related to our word "novelty," but I think the song is about anticipation rather than "newness" per se. And when I was growing up - my 9 siblings and I under the careful directions of our parents did exactly the same thing with out Magi statuettes - a highlight of each day after Christmas was moving them a bit closer til Jamuary 6.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and yours!<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />ps: I'll see if I can find that recording!Jim Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198555155411979643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-49780400343884554182012-12-22T15:13:56.661-08:002012-12-22T15:13:56.661-08:00I'm just catching up with your blog and really...I'm just catching up with your blog and really enjoying it. Going back a year to your "Children Go . . ." posting, one of my favorites is a little known recording in 1982 called "Wassail! Wassail!" with a soloist, children's chorus, dynamite soprano sax, etc. Recommended.<br />http://store.revels.org/holidaycds.aspxmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644908598349358844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875980412212682099.post-74366596998217675282012-12-22T14:43:42.218-08:002012-12-22T14:43:42.218-08:00This song might also be associated with Epiphany. ...This song might also be associated with Epiphany. Perhaps those astrologers were Zoroastrians :) In our house we put those guys f-a-r away from the creche at the beginning of Advent. Then we bring them a little closer each day. On Christmas, the baby appears in the creche but the Eastern visitors still do not arrive. They continue their journey, from window-sill, to table, to chest, all through the 12 days of Christmas. Then, finally, on 6 January, they appear with their gifts. Both they and Joseph are warned of Herod's evil intentions, and they go their separate ways.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644908598349358844noreply@blogger.com