O, ce veste minunata!
Encyclopedia
O, ce veste minunată is a Christmas carol
, sung primarily in Romanian
-speaking communities and countries. Like many other traditional songs, there are umpteen versions of it. E.g. some have "Viflaim" for Bethlehem
, some have "S-a nascut Mesia" (The Messiah
was born).
Romanian
O, ce veste minunată!
În Betleem ni s-arată.
Astăzi s-a născut cel făr' de-nceput,
Cum au spus proorocii.
Că la Betleem Maria,
Săvârşind călătoria
Într-un mic sălaş, lângă-acel oraş,
L-a născut pe Mesia.
Pe Fiul în al sau nume,
Tatăl L-a trimis in lume.
Să se nască, şi să crească,
Să ne mântuiască.
Is shown to us in Bethlehem
!
Today has been born, the One without a beginning,
As the Prophets foretold!
That in Bethlehem Mary
,
Having completed the trip,
In a little space, near that town,
She bore the Messiah
His Son in His
Own Name,
The Father
has sent into the world!
To be born and to grow,
To absolve us!
In Bethlehem, shown so wondrous!
For today is born, as has been foretold,
The One without beginnings!
That in Bethlehem, Holy Mary,
Having done a trip so weary,
In a little space, near that fateful place,
She bore the Messiah
For His Son in His own Name,
God had sent into the world!
To be born, and to have grown,
To absolve us all!
From Bethlehem rising, sudden,
For today was born, as has been foretold,
The One with no ending.
In Bethlehem, Holy Mary
Was arriving from her journey,
In a little stall, near that little town
She bore the Messiah.
God has sent His Son to people
In His own name, holy, simple,
To be born as child, grow as King of Might,
To absolve us safely.
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
, sung primarily in Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
-speaking communities and countries. Like many other traditional songs, there are umpteen versions of it. E.g. some have "Viflaim" for Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
, some have "S-a nascut Mesia" (The Messiah
Messiah
A messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
was born).
Lyrics
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Romanian
O, ce veste minunată!
În Betleem ni s-arată.
Astăzi s-a născut cel făr' de-nceput,
Cum au spus proorocii.
Că la Betleem Maria,
Săvârşind călătoria
Într-un mic sălaş, lângă-acel oraş,
L-a născut pe Mesia.
Pe Fiul în al sau nume,
Tatăl L-a trimis in lume.
Să se nască, şi să crească,
Să ne mântuiască.
Literal English
O what great news!Is shown to us in Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
!
Today has been born, the One without a beginning,
As the Prophets foretold!
That in Bethlehem Mary
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
,
Having completed the trip,
In a little space, near that town,
She bore the Messiah
Messiah
A messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
His Son in His
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
Own Name,
The Father
God the Father
God the Father is a gendered title given to God in many monotheistic religions, particularly patriarchal, Abrahamic ones. In Judaism, God is called Father because he is the creator, life-giver, law-giver, and protector...
has sent into the world!
To be born and to grow,
To absolve us!
Rhyming English
O,great tidings are upon us!In Bethlehem, shown so wondrous!
For today is born, as has been foretold,
The One without beginnings!
That in Bethlehem, Holy Mary,
Having done a trip so weary,
In a little space, near that fateful place,
She bore the Messiah
For His Son in His own Name,
God had sent into the world!
To be born, and to have grown,
To absolve us all!
Rhyming English (translation version, with musical tempo, for chorus)
Oh, there is a holy wonderFrom Bethlehem rising, sudden,
For today was born, as has been foretold,
The One with no ending.
In Bethlehem, Holy Mary
Was arriving from her journey,
In a little stall, near that little town
She bore the Messiah.
God has sent His Son to people
In His own name, holy, simple,
To be born as child, grow as King of Might,
To absolve us safely.
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