Nebo I Zemla (Heaven and Earth)

Nebo I Zemla (Heaven and Earth)

Byzantine Catholic Christmas Carol

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Music

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• Nebo
• Zemla
• Heaven
• and
• Earth
• Byzantine
• Catholic
• Christmas

[rcuster12]

What gives you the idea that this has anything to do with Slovaks? This is essentially a Ukrainian carol with a melody shared by Poles. And this particular version is sung by Holy Ghost Choir of Philadelphia, which is a Carpatho-Rusyn church... the language is a mix of Church Slavonic and Rusyn/Ukrainian. Nothing whatsoever to do with Slovaks or the Slovak language.

Please at least give the choir credit if not the correct ethnic groups.

[stooge35]

Thanks for the info. I'm sure you are correct. From what I know they do sing this song in Slovakia as well and my church has it's roots from the people who came from there. I will change the description so it isn't misleading.

[silverchandelier]

Absolutely wonderful...I feel as if I am in heaven. What a beautiful version of Heaven and Earth.

[stooge35]

I'm glad you enjoy it. Christos Razdajetsja! Christ is born! Slavite Jeho! Glorify Him!

[vladsky2]

@rcuster12 @stooge35 My late mother Anna Rusyn was a Rusyn (it was even her maiden name) from a small town, Ulic, on the Slovak side of the Ukrainian/Slovak border! So it has something to do with the Slovaks since most Rusyn's lived there in Slovakia and on all sides of the Ukrainian border - even on the Polish side! Have heard much better versions of this from the actual choirs/people in those countries!

[wassuppster]

Very nice Ukrainian carol!

[hristosanesti]

@MattDiClemente I grew up singing "Jingle Bells", but I'm not saying it's a Serbian Orthodox Christmas carol. Let's just not talk bullshit, ok?

[MattDiClemente]

@hristosanesti

You know what? It's both actually.

In fact, I'm a Lutheran and I grew up singing this too.

So stop acting like a religious nut and enjoy the song.

[hristosanesti]

A Catholic Byzantine Christmas Carol!? Bullshit! It's a traditional Russian Orthodox Christmas Carol! 

[Xmaksio]

Piękna kolęda

Bravo

[MattDiClemente]

@MattDiClemente

Heaven and Earth, Heaven and Earth

Now welcome their Redeemer.

Angels and people, angels and people

Join in a celebration.

Salvation is begun, Born is the Virgin's Son!

Angel voices ringing, Wisemen gifts are bringing,

Shepherds tell the story, Star proclaims the glory;

Christ is born in Bethlehem!

[MattDiClemente]

@rcuster12

Carpatho Rusyns, also called Ruthinians, come from what is now both the Ukraine and Slovakia. Holy Ghost in Philadelphia traces its roots to immigrants from The Austro-Hungarian Empire, today's Slovakia. This is what it has to do with Slovaks.

[roskovce2009]

Překrasné....děkujem

[advokat19]

HRISTOS AMID US!

1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psalm 1. ( fragment ).

Just to say Hallo!

Slobodan.