More Songs in Ancient Greek: O Come All Ye Faithful
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 5:46 pm
Inspired especially by Louis, my goal right now is to translate more songs into Greek. Perhaps get a whole Christmas album together? Here's a rough draft of O Come All Ye Faithful:
O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ὦ δεῦτε, πᾶς πιστός
εὐφραίνων καὶ νικῶν
ὦ δεῦτε, ὦ δεῦτε, εἰς τὴν Βηθλέεμ
ἐλθέ, ἴδε αὐτόν
βασιλεὺς τῶν ἀγγελῶν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος
Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ὦ ἄσατε ἀγγελοί
ἄσατε ὑψωθῆναι
ἄσατε πολιταί τῶν οὐρανανῶν ἐπάνω
δόξα τῶ θεῶ, δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be all glory given.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ναὶ κύριε, ἀσπάσομεθα
πρωὶ ἐτέχθης τῆς χαρᾶς
ὦ Ἰησοῦς Φωβηθήτω εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
λόγος τοῦ πατροῦ, νῦν φανερωθῆ ἐν σαρκί
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος
O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ὦ δεῦτε, πᾶς πιστός
εὐφραίνων καὶ νικῶν
ὦ δεῦτε, ὦ δεῦτε, εἰς τὴν Βηθλέεμ
ἐλθέ, ἴδε αὐτόν
βασιλεὺς τῶν ἀγγελῶν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος
Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ὦ ἄσατε ἀγγελοί
ἄσατε ὑψωθῆναι
ἄσατε πολιταί τῶν οὐρανανῶν ἐπάνω
δόξα τῶ θεῶ, δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be all glory given.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
ναὶ κύριε, ἀσπάσομεθα
πρωὶ ἐτέχθης τῆς χαρᾶς
ὦ Ἰησοῦς Φωβηθήτω εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
λόγος τοῦ πατροῦ, νῦν φανερωθῆ ἐν σαρκί
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
ὦ δεῦτε, φωβηθῶμεν
χριστὸς κύριος