For 2023’s Christmas song, I chose one from a live concert, performed in 1997 in Tavira. Interestingly, the author of the lyrics is anonymous but the music was composed by Mozart. The recording is from an old cassette that I’ve tried to put into audio format. It’s the best I could do with amateur audio editing skills. Feliz Natal!
Lyrics
Noite tão Santa
Jesus nasceu agora
O mundo canta
Sorri Nossa Senhora
Soa no céu
Um coro divinal
Jesus nasceu
É Natal, é Natal
Manto de estrelas
Cobre a noite de luz
Desce uma delas
Ao berço de Jesus
Soa no céu
Um coro divinal
Jesus nasceu
É Natal, é Natal
Translation
Holy night
Jesus was born now
The world sings
Our Lady smiles
Sounding in heaven
A divine choir
Jesus was born
It’s Christmas, it’s Christmas
A blanket of stars
Covers the night in light
One of them descends
To the cradle of Jesus
Sounding in heaven
A divine choir
Jesus was born
It’s Christmas, it’s Christmas
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