Partitures

Original

Quanno nascette Ninno. Alfonso Maria de' Liguori. A cappella or Basso continuo. Sacred , Carol. Language. Neapolitan. SAB.

Traducció

Quanno nascette Ninno. Alfons Maria de Ligorio. Una capella o baix continu. Sagrat, Carol. Idioma. Napolitano. SAB.

Original

The origin of this carol is uncertain. According to the tradition, it was composed in 1754 under the title Per la nascita di Gesù by st. Alphonsus in Deliceto, in the province of Foggia. Two different melodies are associated to this text, the better known of which is very close to Tu scendi dalle stelle. It is the only Italian song included in The Oxford Book of Carols.

Traducció

The origin of this carol is uncertain. According to the tradition, it was composed in 1754 under the title Per la nascita di Gesù by st. Alphonsus in Deliceto, in the province of Foggia. Two different melodies are associated to this text, the better known of which is very close to Tu scendi dalle stelle. It is the only Italian song included in The Oxford Book of Carols.