The Huron Carol - Elora Festival Singers - Canada
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Uploaded by TheOmniscientMussel on Dec 20, 2009
A Canadian Christmas Carol - The Huron Carol or 'Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime. Photographs from Flickr. Choir is the Elora Festival Singers. Text composed in 1643 by Jesuit missionary Jean de Brébeuf and set to a French folk tune called Une Jeune Pucelle.
Brébeuf wrote the text in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people. It was translated into English in 1926 by Jesse Edgar Middleton
Text is:
'Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled
That mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs instead;
Before their light the stars grew dim and wondering hunters heard the hymn,
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria.
Within a lodge of broken bark the tender babe was found;
A ragged robe of rabbit skin enwrapped his beauty round
But as the hunter braves drew nigh the angel song rang loud and high
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria.
O children of the forest free, O seed of Manitou
The holy Child of earth and heaven is born today for you.
Come kneel before the radiant boy who brings you beauty peace and joy.
Jesus your King is born, Jesus is born, in excelsis gloria.
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Pity this wonderful music is prefaced with a Chuck Norris playstation ad. It just wrecks it. Do something!
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See the beauty little towns have? Its great, Ever person knows each other in Elora, so they can help each other, in Music and in everyday life. From my great hometown.
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Thank you for this beautiful rendition - from my hometown!
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i remember learning to sing this 7 years ago! still love it!
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@briank06261973 Mine too. Beautiful.
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Liked this song ever since our class sang it in a concert
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and i have to remember this in three days in greek... well so much for winning region *throws audition paper away*
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I love this song. First heard it when I went to St.Marie-Among-the-Hurons 5 years ago, and it's stuck with me ever since. =]
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This carol, is wonderful I remember in choir in middle school learing and singing it. I have been seeking it ever since.
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I'm very anti religion, but I love carols like this.
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briank06261973 2 years ago 7
It is rather lovely, isn't it. Not many others capture the mystery of winter.
TheOmniscientMussel 2 years ago 7