42nd Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols
Holy Cross College Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Friday, December 18, 2020
7 p.m. ET
Virtual
Video
The event will be streamed over the web. Please view below or on YouTube.
Sponsored by the Office of the College Chaplains and the Department of Music
Holy Cross College Choir and Chamber Singers
Holy Cross Orchestra
Dr. Allegra Martin, Director
Holy Cross Organ Scholars
Michelle Sacco ’21
Matthew Luca ’22
Student Readers of the Class of 2021
Questions?
Please contact Christian Santillo, Office of College Marketing and Communications at webmaster@holycross.edu.
Translations
Riu Riu Chiu (First soloist:) (Refrain:) (Second soloist:) Muchas profecías lo han profetizado (Refrain) (Third soloist:) Yo vi mil garçones que andavan cantando, (Refrain) (Fourth soloist:) Pues que ya tenemos lo que desseamos, (Refrain)
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Riu Riu Chiu
Riu, riu, chiu, the river bank protects it,
Riu, riu, chiu, the river bank protects it,
Many prophecies told of his coming,
A thousand singing angels I saw passing,
Now we have gotten what we were all desiring, (Translation from the CPDL Wiki) |
Stille Nacht Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, |
Silent Night Silent night, holy night (Translation by H. Flippo) |
O Quam Mirabilis O quam mirabilis est prescientia divini pectoris, Nam cum Deus inspexit faciem hominis, O quam mirabilis est inspiratio, |
O What a Miracle O what a miracle is the presence of the divine heart With God's gaze upon the face of man,
O what a miracle is this inspiration |
Adeste Fideles Adeste fideles læti triumphantes, |
O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, |