Tu scendi dalle stelle (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)
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- Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2012-08-28). Score information: A4, 1 page, 198 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arranged for SAB by Francesco Spiga with optional basso continuo.
- Editor: Adriano Secco (submitted 2005-12-11). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 149 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
- CPDL #04318: Encore
- Editor: Tullio Visioli (submitted 2002-12-07). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 160 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Tu scendi dalle stelle
Alternative title: Canzoncina a Gesù Bambino
Composer: Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Lyricist: Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Number of voices: 4 or 3vv Voicing: SATB
or SAB
Genre: Sacred, Carol, Folksong
Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella or Basso continuo
Published: 1755
Description: The poem was published in a 1755 collection of spiritual works by st. Alphonsus under the title Canzoncina a Gesù bambino. It seems that it was composed in 1754 in Nola, near Naples. The melody comes from the oral tradition and it is attributable to st. Alphonsus himself.
External websites:
- http://www.adrianoseccomusic.it
- http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=136
- http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/xmas/tuscendidallestelle.shtml
- http://www.intratext.com/IXT/ITASA0000/_P9E.HTM
Original text and translations
Italian text
1.
Tu scendi dalle stelle, o Re del Cielo,
E vieni in una grotta al freddo, al gelo.
O Bambino mio Divino,
Io ti vedo qui tremar.
O Dio beato,
E quanto ti costò l'avermi amato!
2.
A Te, che sei del mondo il Creatore
Mancano panni e fuoco, o mio Signore.
Caro eletto Pargoletto,
Quanto questa povertà
Più m'innamora,
Giacché ti fece Amor povero ancora.
English translation
1.
You descend from the stars, o King of Heaven
And come in a cave, with cold and chill
O my divine Child,
I see you here shivering.
O blessed God
How much costed you to love me!
2.
You, the Creator of the World,
Miss dresses and fire, my Lord.
Dearest elected Child,
How this poverty
Makes me love you more,
Because Love made you poor for us.
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