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Ding Dong Merrily on High è una celebre carola di Natale tradizionale, scritta da George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934), che la pubblicò nel 1924 in The Cambridge Carol-Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. Molto più antica è la melodia: si tratta di una melodia popolare francese pubblicata nel 1588 col titolo Bransle l'Officiale da Jehan Tabourot (1519-1593) in un trattato sulla danza, intitolato Orchésographie; la melodia è stata poi riarrangiata da Charles Wood e, successivamente, da David Willcocks.[1]
| Ding Dong Merrily on High | |
|---|---|
| Artista | |
| Autore/i | Anonimo (melodia) (pubblicata da Thoinot Arbeau) George Ratcliffe Woodward (parole) |
| Genere | Carola natalizia |
| Pubblicazione originale | |
| Incisione | Julie Andrews Celtic Woman John Rutter ... |
La canzone è nota per il ritornello Gloria, Hosanna in Excelsis!
Testo
Il testo è di carattere religioso e si compone di tre strofe:
Ding dong! merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky is riv'n with Angel singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen,
And "Io, io, io!" by priest and people sungen.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Pray you, dutifully prime your Matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime your Evetime Song, ye singers.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Note
- Bowler Gerry, Dizionario universale del Natale [The World Encyclopedia of Christmas], ed. italiana a cura di C. Corvino ed E. Petoia, Newton & Compton, Roma, 2003, p. 120
Voci correlate
- Canto natalizio
- Natale
- The First Nowell
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Joy to the World
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Adeste fideles
- Astro del ciel
- Carol of the Bells
- Gloria in excelsis Deo
Altri progetti
Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Ding Dong Merrily on High
Collegamenti esterni
- A Treasure of Christmas Carols – The Hymns and Carols of Christmas: Ding Dong Merrily on High, su hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com.
На других языках
[en] Ding Dong Merrily on High
"Ding Dong Merrily on High" is a Christmas carol. The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title "Branle de l'Official"[1][2] in Orchésographie, a dance book written by the French cleric, composer and writer Jehan Tabourot (1519–1593). The words are by the English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934), and the carol was first published in 1924 in his The Cambridge Carol-Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. Woodward took an interest in church bell ringing, which no doubt aided him in writing it. Woodward was the author of several carol books, including Songs of Syon and The Cowley Carol Book. The macaronic style is characteristic of Woodward’s delight in archaic poetry. Charles Wood harmonised the tune when it was published with Woodward's text in The Cambridge Carol Book. More recently, Sir David Willcocks made an arrangement for the second book of Carols for Choirs.- [it] Ding Dong Merrily on High
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