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Tawel Nos Dros Y Byd

Representative Text

1 Tawel nos dros y byd,
Sanctaidd nos gylch y crud;
Gwylion dirion yr oedd addfwyn ddau,
Faban Duw gyda’r llygaid bach cau,
Iesu T’wysog ein hedd.

2 Sanctaidd nos gyda’i ser;
Mantell fwyn, cariad per
Mintai’r bugail yn dod i fwynhau
Baban Duw gyda’r llygaid bach cau,
Iesu T’wysog ein hedd.

3 Tawel nos, Duw ei Hun
Ar y llawr gyda dyn;
Cerddi’r engyl, a’r Ne’n trugarhau;
Baban Duw gyda’r llygaid bach cau,
Iesu, T’wysog ein hedd.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13441

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: Tawel nos dros y byd,
Title: Tawel Nos Dros Y Byd
German Title: Stille nacht, heilige nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr (circa 1816-1818)
Translator: Anonymous
Language: Welsh

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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