I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Noite Feliz / Silent Night in Portuguese
A Portuguese translation of Stille Nacht, the priginal German lyrics to which are by Joseph Mohr and the melody by Franz Xaver Gruber. First performed (again, the original in German) on Christmas eve 1818 at the St. Nicholas church in Oberndorf, Austria.
Many versions at http://silentnight.web.za/
Lyrics copied here from http://www.lexilogos.com/chant_stille_nacht.htm
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