Natale: tra cene, auguri e canzoni

Moltissime le canzoni di Natale in italiano che sin da bambini si imparano e si cantano ai propri cari vicino all’albero natalizio e dopo le consuete grandi abbuffate. Noi ne abbiamo cercato anche alcune in inglese, semplici, tradizionali e sempre bellissime:

Angels from the realms of glory

Angels from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o’er all the earth

Ye who sang creations story,

Now proclaim messiah’s birth

Come and worship, come and worship,

Worship Christ the new-born king

Shepherds in the field abiding,

Watching oe’r your flocks by night

God with man is now residing,

Yonder shines the infant light.

Sages leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar.

Seek the great desire of nations,

Ye have seen his natal star.

Saints before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear

Suddenly the Lord descending

In his temple shall appear.

Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand

Christmas is now drawing near at hand

Come serve the Lord and be at His command

And God a portion for you will provide

And give a blessing to your soul besides

Down in the garden where flowers growing ranks

Down on your bended knees and give the Lord thanks

Down on your knees and pray both night and day

Leave off your sins and live fro’ pray tae pray

So proud and lofty is some sort of sin

Which many take delight and pleasure in

Whose conversation God doth smirch as lie

And yet He shakes His sword before He stri’

So proud and lofty do some people go

Dressing theirselves like players in a show

They patch and paint and dress with idle stuff

As if God had not made ‘em fine enough

Even little children learn to curse and swear

And can’t rehearse one word of godly prayer

Oh teach them better, oh teach them to rely

On Christ the sinner’s friend who reigns on high