O, ce veste minunată!

O, ce veste minunată is a Christmas carol, sung primarily in Romanian-speaking communities and countries. Like many other traditional songs, there are many versions of it. For instance, some have "Viflaim" for Bethlehem, some have "S-a născut Mesia" (The Messiah was born). The song is attributed to Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu (1866–1928), who founded the Romanian traditional music.

Lyrics[edit]

The lyrics and melody of this song are public domain.

Romanian[edit]

O, ce veste minunată!
Lângă Viflaim se arată
Cerul strălucea, îngerii veneau
Pe-o raza curată.

Că la Betleem Maria,
Săvârșind călătoria
Într-un mic sălaș, lângă-acel oraș,
A născut pe Mesia.

Pe Fiul în al Său nume,
Tatăl L-a trimis în lume.
Să se nască, și să crească,
Să ne mântuiască.

Literal English[edit]

O what wonderful news!
Is shown to us in Bethlehem!
Today has been born, the One without a beginning,
As the Prophets foretold!

That in Bethlehem Mary,
Having completed the trip,
In a little space, near that town,
She bore the Messiah

His Son in God's Own Name,
The Father has sent into the world!
To be born and to grow,
To save us all!

Melody[edit]

Recordings[edit]

Dana Dragomir album 'Frost' 2014
Dalma Kovacs
Elena Gheorghe
Paula Seling
Ștefan Bănică Jr.
Inna (released with "I Need You for Christmas")
Lucy Monciel

External links[edit]

"Four-part vocal score" (PDF).