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Thread #96825   Message #1898266
Posted By: asirovedout
02-Dec-06 - 09:50 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Il Est Ne (Le Divin Enfant)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Il Est Ne (le divin Enfant)
Yes, a joyful tune. In the Sheffield Folk Chorale we're singing it again this year in four-part harmony in churches and stately homes near Sheffield, finishing in the Cathedral on 21st.

Because 'Enfant' in the chorus starts with a vowel, 'divin' must be pronounced 'deeveen' - not similar to English 'divan'.

Our director Graham Pratt once typed 'Jouez, hautbois, resonnez, musettes' into an internet translation page and got back 'Play trumpet resound haversack!'
(Probably requires more wind to play than your ordinary bagpipe.)

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