El Noi de la Mare

from Winter Lullaby: Songs for the Christmas Child by Bett Butler & Joël Dilley

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10. El Noi de la Mare
This Christmas carol from Catalonia, Spain, was brought to the world’s attention when guitarist Andrés Segovia began playing it regularly in concert as a solo encore. It may have originated as a lullaby in the 1700s and may be derived from the Muiñeira, a Galician dance form in 6/8. It appears in a notebook of organ variations (probably dances) dated 1820 with the title “Mañaguet mother” and in an 1866 collection of Catalan folk music, "Songs of the Earth."

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(English lyrics ©2016 by Bett Butler)

Què li darem an el Noi de la Mare?
Què li darem que li sapiga bo?
Panses i figues i nous i olives,
panses i figues i mèl i mató

What shall we give to the son of the mother?
What shall we give for the baby to please?
Raisins and figs and the ripest of olives,
figs and sweet raisins and honey and cheese.

Què li darem al fillet de Maria?
Què li darem a l'hermós Jesuset?
Jo li voldria donar una cosa
que l'abrigués ara que fa tant fred

What shall we give to the child of Mary?
What shall we give to the baby just born?
Shelter to shield from the cold of the night,
the softest of cover to keep the babe warm.

Angels del cel són els que l'en breçolen,
angels del cel que li fan venir sòn,
mentres li canten cançons d'alegria,
cants de la gloria que no són del món.

Angels of heaven are now in the cradle,
making sleep come with their sweet lullabies,
while we sing carols of joy and gladness,
hymns of the glory beyond the skies.

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from Winter Lullaby: Songs for the Christmas Child, released November 6, 2016
Bett Butler: piano, vocals :: Joël Dilley: acoustic bass :: Johnathan Alexander: drums :: Nina Rodriguez: percussion

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