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Il est ne lé divin Enfant Published by Oxford University
Press Catalog # 0-19-386830-x
SATB a cappella
Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
Traditional Christmas text in
French
The traditional melody for this
song is there- but it’s pretty well hidden by
overlapping fragments of different lengths which
continuously shift position as their different
isorhythmic cycle points shift in relationship to
each other. That may sound very serious and
technical, but you wouldn’t call this piece
serious upon hearing it- it’s bright, full of fun,
and almost implies a Swingle Singer type approach
to the piece. That’s exactly what happened on a
first read-through, something in the music caused
the group trying it out to lighten up their sounds
and we really did start hearing a Swingle Singers
type sound, even though nobody suggested taking
that approach!
TEXT
Chorus:
Il est ne,
le divin Enfant,
Jouez, hautbois, resonnez, musettes; Il est ne, le divin Enfant; Chantons tous son avenement!
Depuis plus de quatre
mille ans, Que ses graces sont parfaites! Ah! qu'il est beau, qu'il est charmant, Qu'il est doux le divin Enfant! Chorus
Une etable est son
logement,
Un peu de paille, sa couchette, Une etable est son logement, Pour un Dieu, quel abaissement! Chorus
O Jesus! O Roi tout
puissant!
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| PAUL CAREY
composer / conductor All materials and information on this site © 2008 Paul Carey and respective music publishers No part of this site or its contents may be reproduced without written consent. 
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