Christmas is impossible to escape the Christmas, so it's best to resign and, within the possible, try to be selective and listen to those who more like us. And there are, although sometimes the saturation prevents us from realizing it.
This time we will focus our attention on a carol of English origin that is not usually hear too here, which can help you listen with fresher ears. This is God rest you merry, gentlemen , author unknown, unknown origin and a variable spelling title, but in any case a very beautiful melody.
say that its origin is uncertain because, although the music seems to indicate that we have a piece of the fifteenth century, the truth is that it was not published until 1833. Apparently, there are reports indicating that it had been published before, in 1760 and then was announced as "a new Christmas carol," a new Christmas carol. If so, the Renaissance would be nothing but a sham, but a very well done fake.
also said that its title is variable because it is not uncommon to find versions titled God rest ye, merry gentlemen , with the archaic form "ye" instead of "you" and the comma before the word "merry" and not behind. We know that the first publication to be preserved, that of 1833, as well as references to its publication in 1760 is always used as "you", as usual in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, so the use of the form "ye" is just an addition to the fraud that we have discussed with the aim of giving the piece a false patina of antiquity.
More curious is the usual error when placing a comma. Well located, the translation would be "God keep you happy, gentlemen." However, it is very common to see it written after the word "merry", which does not make much sense. The reason for this failure is that the use of the word "rest" to mean "keep" and use the subjunctive, are no longer common in English. Many of those who sing this carol at present do not know what they are saying (not so rare, does anyone know why we say "walk, walk, walk" or "fum, fum, fum"?) And its attempt to find coherent meaning choose one that is not appropriate.
And after this discussion that possibly only INTERESTED be crazy to philologists, or myself, we'll hear a couple of versions of God rest you merry, gentlemen for everyone to stay with the one you like. In the first, the choir of King's College, Cambridge sing an arrangement of David Willcock. The second is performed by Jethro Tull.
This time we will focus our attention on a carol of English origin that is not usually hear too here, which can help you listen with fresher ears. This is God rest you merry, gentlemen , author unknown, unknown origin and a variable spelling title, but in any case a very beautiful melody.
say that its origin is uncertain because, although the music seems to indicate that we have a piece of the fifteenth century, the truth is that it was not published until 1833. Apparently, there are reports indicating that it had been published before, in 1760 and then was announced as "a new Christmas carol," a new Christmas carol. If so, the Renaissance would be nothing but a sham, but a very well done fake.
also said that its title is variable because it is not uncommon to find versions titled God rest ye, merry gentlemen , with the archaic form "ye" instead of "you" and the comma before the word "merry" and not behind. We know that the first publication to be preserved, that of 1833, as well as references to its publication in 1760 is always used as "you", as usual in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, so the use of the form "ye" is just an addition to the fraud that we have discussed with the aim of giving the piece a false patina of antiquity.
More curious is the usual error when placing a comma. Well located, the translation would be "God keep you happy, gentlemen." However, it is very common to see it written after the word "merry", which does not make much sense. The reason for this failure is that the use of the word "rest" to mean "keep" and use the subjunctive, are no longer common in English. Many of those who sing this carol at present do not know what they are saying (not so rare, does anyone know why we say "walk, walk, walk" or "fum, fum, fum"?) And its attempt to find coherent meaning choose one that is not appropriate.
And after this discussion that possibly only INTERESTED be crazy to philologists, or myself, we'll hear a couple of versions of God rest you merry, gentlemen for everyone to stay with the one you like. In the first, the choir of King's College, Cambridge sing an arrangement of David Willcock. The second is performed by Jethro Tull.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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