Lyr Req: Noel (Théophile Gautier)

19 Dec 98 - 05:11 PM (#50209)
Subject: LYR Req. French or French Canadian Carol
From: Tim Jaques [e-mail]

I wonder if anyone has the full lyrics and the tune in ABC for this French or French-Canadian carol, and/or knows of any recording. It was apparently current in the Windsor/Detroit area in the 19th century.

La neige au chaume coud ses franges
Mais sur le toit s'ouvre le ciel
Et, tout en blanc, le choeur des anges
Chante aux bergers: Noel! Noel!

Thanks.

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19 Dec 98 - 05:43 PM (#50211)
Subject: RE: LYR Req. French or French Canadian Carol
From: Dale Rose

Tim, go to this site. They have the words in English and in French.

It is Noel by Théophile Gautier (1811-1872)

Tell you what I do to find things that are less common. I use ProFusion Search Then I specify phrase, with summary, all engines. If it is out there, that usually brings it up. I used La neige au chaume coud ses franges for my search. This search brought up four references, all dead on, though two of them were duplicates. Of course, using phrase, if I had mistyped something, then it would have come up empty.

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20 Dec 98 - 01:36 PM (#50332)
Subject: RE: LYR Req. French or French Canadian Carol
From: Tim Jaques [e-mail]

Thank you Dale, and for the search engine tip too.

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