E la don don Verges Maria (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Anders Stenberg (submitted 2006-11-22). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 109 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Chords for solo Verses editorial suggestion
- CPDL #05129: Finale 2003
- Editor: Miguel Astor (submitted 2003-05-22). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 72 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transposed up a forth for mixed voices, A & T 'unswapped' on repeat of refrain.
General Information
Title: E la don don Verges Maria
Composer: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
(a-a', g-a', e-a', A-c)
Genre: Sacred, Villancico
Language: Catalan
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Cancionero de Upsala, 1556
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Original text and translations
Catalan text E la don don, Verges Maria, |
English translation <poem> She is our Lady, the Virgin Mary. and "don don", bright pale are the feet that dance for us, and she is our Lady. 1. O lads! On this night a virgin gave birth to a fine boy without equal in this world. 2. "Say who told you so, that a virgin gave birth, for we've never heard the like."
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