Cicha Noc

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1 Cicha noc, święta noc, pokój niesie ludziom wszem
A u żłobka Matka święta czuwa sama uśmiechnięta
Nad dzieciątka snem, Nad dzieciątka snem.

2 Cicha noc, święta noc, pastuszkowie od swych trzód
Biegną wielce zadziwieni za anielskim głosem pieni,
Gdzie się spełnił cud, gdzie się spełnił cud.

3 Cicha noc, święta noc, narodzony Boży syn,
Pan wielkiego mayestatu, niesie dziś całemu światu
Odkupienie win, odkupienie win.



Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15135

Translator: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Author: Joseph Mohr

Joseph Mohr was born into a humble family–his mother was a seamstress and his father, an army musketeer. A choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral as a youth, Mohr studied at Salzburg University and was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1815. Mohr was a priest in various churches near Salzburg, including St. Nicholas Church. He spent his later years in Hintersee and Wagrein. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Cicha noc, święta noc
Title: Cicha Noc
German Title: Stille nacht, heilige nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr (circa 1816-1818)
Translator: Anonymous
Language: Polish
Notes: English translation: see "Silent night, holy night" by J. Freeman Young; Czech translation: "Tichá noc, svatá noc"; French translation: see "Voici Noël!, O douce nuit!"> by Mélanie Melley-Rochat; Slovak translation: "Tichá noc, svätá noc"; Swedish translation: see "Stilla natt, heliga natt"
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

STILLE NACHT

Although he composed nearly one hundred works, Franz Gruber is remembered for only one–the tune of "Silent Night," composed on Christmas Eve, 1818. He scored the tune for tenor and bass soli (sung by Mohr and Gruber on that night) with the final phrase to be repeated in harmony (sung by the villag…

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