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Thread #42012   Message #608480
Posted By: Wolfgang
12-Dec-01 - 01:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: O Du Fröhliche (English and German)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Engl. lyrics to German Christmas son
What a wealth of responses. Thanks all.
'What a joyful day' (O Sanctissima) is obviously the English version for it is close to the German (which may or may not be the original, I don't know), though many more lyrics may have been written to this beautiful Sicilian tune.

Wolfgang