Still the Night
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
22316
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.158.A18
Original Tape ID
Summary
A fragment of the popular Christmas carol 'Still the Night' ('Silent Night'):
Still the night, holy the night,
Sleeps the world, hid from sight,
Mary and Joseph in stable bare,
Watch o'er the child, beloved and fair,
Sleeping in heavenly rest,
Sleeping in heavenly rest.
Item Notes
1 verse of 6 lines. One of many English translations of 'Stille Nacht' by Josef Mohr (1816), set to music by Franz Xaver Gruber (1818).
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good