Taken from The King's Singers' new 'Christmas' DVD, recorded in Jerwood Hall at LSO St Lukes. Veni, veni Emmanuel Traditional, arranged by Philip Lawson
Veni, veni Emmanuel; Captivum solve Israel, Qui gemit in exilio, Privatus Dei Filio. Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel, Nascetur pro te, Israel! Veni, veni, O Oriens; Solare nos adveniens, Noctis depelle nebulas, Dirasque noctis tenebras. Veni, Clavis Davidica! Regna reclude caelica; Fac iter tutum superum, Et claude vias inferum. Veni, veni Adonai! Qui populo in Sinai, Legem dedisti vertice, In maiestate gloriae.
I listened to this all the way to work this morning. At one point I could barely see because my eyes welled up with tears. This is just purely beautiful. Such a wondrous way to explain the importance and purpose of the First Advent, the coming of the Christ! All honor and power to Jesus! Now and forever!
Same here, so good. Something about this is somehow both more solemn and more hopeful than the regular English version. Simply a perfect Advent hymn. It inspires that disposition of preparation that we too often forget should apply to Advent as much as it does for Lent.
No one sings polyphony better, For that matter, no one sings anything better. Sublime perfection of well-matched voices topped by the exquisite, dulcet tones of the best countertenor in the world, David Hurley. Just fabulous!
All Gregorion chant has this effect on me especially if heard in a large echoing church. Sister Mary Patrick taught us to think of the waves of the sea, unde maris, I think she called it, as we sang.
We sang this inside a very old church when I was a student but our choir director changed the verses to latin, english, latin when I was a student in a catholic school.
Canto conosciuto: pulizia vocale strepitosa, espressività eccelsa, coesione perfetta, coralità bellissima. A volte come in questo caso, bastano pochissimi cantori.
After a bad pandemic we are close to being able to sing again near the advent without restrictions. God be praised. Greetings from the lands of southern Brazil Pax et bonum
I have spent the last hour looking for new King Singer videos, and have just found this one. It is just wonderful. It brought me out in goosebumps. Thank you so much for posting.
They were also good when I first saw them on TV in the 80's except now the singers are different. Too bad, they don't have the group from that time. I bet you would have liked them too.
I'm sure I would have! Clearly they were the singers of your generation..and these lot are the singers of mine. :) Imagine if you could get all the king's Singers members together. It would be out of this world!
This performance is utterly transcendent. It reminds me that no instrument can match the expressiveness and eloquence of the human voice. It conveys a beauty which I can only describe as truly divine.
Or, to use the poetic 1851 translation by John Mason Neale: O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Jay Nelsestuen -- In the old days, there was the sexist expression: "Translations are like women, if they are beautiful they are not faithful, and if they are faithful they are not beautiful." Not a nice analogy as to women, but the principle expressed about translations of poetry is true. I have some respect for translations that have the correct rhyme scheme and rhythm to be sung to the music in question yet are faithful enough to convey the meaning. Not easy to do, but it can be done sometimes.
Yes, it can. And JM Neale did a decent job. I just hadn't seen the literal translation posted yet, so I popped it in the combox and sent it off. There are some nuances that are missed in the poetic translation. :)
O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Day-star, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death's dark shadows put to flight. O come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads to Thee, And close the path to misery. Had to leave off the Adonai line for space.
I'm looking forward to seeing them perform this live with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir tomorrow morning. I wouldn't miss it -- even with a heavy snow storm that is hitting our area tonight! They are a favorite of my Mom.
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I've literally restarted this song about 5 times in a row. So far. This is hauntingly beautiful, and should have millions of views.
I did, too. At least 5 times. I am mesmerized.
Yaaas! Beautiful, refreshing male voices!
Agreed
The King's Singers are the best export that the UK can provide.
Veni, veni Emmanuel;
Captivum solve Israel,
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.
Gaude! Gaude! Emmanuel,
Nascetur pro te, Israel!
Veni, veni, O Oriens;
Solare nos adveniens,
Noctis depelle nebulas,
Dirasque noctis tenebras.
Veni, Clavis Davidica!
Regna reclude caelica;
Fac iter tutum superum,
Et claude vias inferum.
Veni, veni Adonai!
Qui populo in Sinai,
Legem dedisti vertice,
In maiestate gloriae.
I listened to this all the way to work this morning. At one point I could barely see because my eyes welled up with tears.
This is just purely beautiful. Such a wondrous way to explain the importance and purpose of the First Advent, the coming of the Christ!
All honor and power to Jesus! Now and forever!
Same here, so good.
Something about this is somehow both more solemn and more hopeful than the regular English version. Simply a perfect Advent hymn. It inspires that disposition of preparation that we too often forget should apply to Advent as much as it does for Lent.
No one sings polyphony better, For that matter, no one sings anything better. Sublime perfection of well-matched voices topped by the exquisite, dulcet tones of the best countertenor in the world, David Hurley. Just fabulous!
No instrumental accompaniment, no vocal gimmickery, just pure and simple and perfect. We need this in churches!
Sang this in church choir as a child during Advent.
All Gregorion chant has this effect on me especially if heard in a large echoing church. Sister Mary Patrick taught us to think of the waves of the sea, unde maris, I think she called it, as we sang.
We sang this inside a very old church when I was a student but our choir director changed the verses to latin, english, latin when I was a student in a catholic school.
Played for probably the 10th time tonight. Such a phenomenal performance and rendition!
Stunning. I love singing this Advent Carol that tells you about who Jesus is as The Messiah.
Canto conosciuto: pulizia vocale strepitosa, espressività eccelsa, coesione perfetta, coralità bellissima. A volte come in questo caso, bastano pochissimi cantori.
i feel like im listening to heavenly voices
try LIBERA...
more better than them... the Angelic Voices...
Praised be Jesus, Mary and Joseph!
Please come Jesus we need Jesus
Ein Genuss! Danke
Such a beautiful song that truly captures the majestic, awesome, and humble birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, Emmanuel!
I AM IN HEAVEN!
😇
Semplicemente STUPENDO. Un coro da brividi. Complimenti. Veramente molto bravi
My goodness... what a performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow!! Flawless performance. I'm speechless
After a bad pandemic we are close to being able to sing again near the advent without restrictions. God be praised. Greetings from the lands of southern Brazil
Pax et bonum
What a gem
💎🥰
So happy I can download this beautiful rendition and listen to it over and over and over again. Love you gentlemen ❤
❤️
Stirs the soul. Sings to the soul.
My all-time favorite Christmas song (yes, I know it's really an Advent song!) ;)
MAJOR goose pimples.
Thank you for singing of Emmanuel on this rainy Sunday morning.
Gotta love just intonation! Beautiful!
Exquisitely done. I particularly like the counter-tenor here. Note he has the vibrato of a castrate rather than a falsetto quality. Amazing.
How on earth do you presume to tell the difference...? Did you ever hear a true castrate??
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@Truthismaster timjph agreed. He has a great crystal tone
He's not castrated, and that is definitely falsetto. Also there's two countertenors. The one you're probably talking about is David Hurley.
Kodály Zoltán used this Advent song from a XVIII. century mass-book to compose a choral piece in the early-mid XX. century.
This arrangement uses a lot of material os Kodály's work. Too much, I think.
Magnificient.
This is truly heavenly
I can't stop listening to this...bravo.
great voices, flawless performance. wish i could sing like them.
When listening to this, I had the impression to be a bird floating through musical notes. Very nice!!!!!
de très beaux chants de Noël!!!
Magnificent
Gentlemen !! 🎵
Magnificent 🙏🏼😇🎶🎶🎶
The atmosphere they bring is quite potent.
I have spent the last hour looking for new King Singer videos, and have just found this one. It is just wonderful. It brought me out in goosebumps. Thank you so much for posting.
Wow! That Bass!
These guys never fail to amaze me! They're such an amazing group of singers!
They were also good when I first saw them on TV in the 80's except now the singers are different. Too bad, they don't have the group from that time. I bet you would have liked them too.
I'm sure I would have! Clearly they were the singers of your generation..and these lot are the singers of mine. :) Imagine if you could get all the king's Singers members together. It would be out of this world!
jfnuyen I am old enough to have heard both groups. Both were excellent. But in my view this is the better of the two.
When I listen to this I just imagine walking into the Hagia Sophia of old Byzantium. Impossibly beautiful.
It's disgusting that the great cathedral has been converted into a mosque this year (2020).
Lo solíamos cantar allá por los noventa en el coro Tomás Luis de Victoria de Salamanca. Precioso, como siempre.
this is so amazing, it will echo in eternity , that last note
shall come to thee oh israel, is amaizing!
A beautiful rendition, reverently performed. This couldn't be more wonderful.
The only version worth looking at on RUclips
Beautiful!
If I close my eyes... Am I in a Monastery listening to the wonderful singing of men, clothed in habits?
This is utterly SUBLIME ... :0)x
Anything they performe is marvellous! I love TKS, they are very ecletic. Congratulations for all.
I close my eyes, are those the heavenly voices echoing in a chapel?
Outstanding performance.
Yet another superb Philip Lawson arrangement. I hope he continues producing arrangements even though he's left the KS.
very beatiful song. I can just listen to it on loop and loop and loop and still not getting bored
Absolutely perfect! I’m so thankful this was shared.
Thank you. Really nice. Gives me chills
THIS is how it should be sung. Awesome arrangement.
Perfect❤
Perfection! My favourite!
Beautiful song 👍
Stunningly beautiful!
🙌😁
Wow, spectacular as always. Can't wait for Sydney Vocal Project to get our collective teeth into this one.
Yes!!!
Perfection.
I have fucking gosebumps
Mmmmmmm. Beautiful sound.
lmordro
This performance is utterly transcendent. It reminds me that no instrument can match the expressiveness and eloquence of the human voice. It conveys a beauty which I can only describe as truly divine.
would love to hear Tenebrae sing this arrangement
I love this!
Exquisite
Just perfect!
WOW. That's all.
O M G!
Impresionante!
Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maria Bethania Santos
left me without words...absolutly amazing.thank you.
Amazing song! I'm singing it with some friends and it is awesome.
Amazing, really beautiful and light. Pleasure to listen to it many times.
Come, come, Emmanuel! Free captive Israel, who groans in exile, deprived of the Son of God.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel is born for you, O Israel!
Or, to use the poetic 1851 translation by John Mason Neale:
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Yes, well, I was never one for poetic license in translation. :P
Jay Nelsestuen -- In the old days, there was the sexist expression: "Translations are like women, if they are beautiful they are not faithful, and if they are faithful they are not beautiful." Not a nice analogy as to women, but the principle expressed about translations of poetry is true. I have some respect for translations that have the correct rhyme scheme and rhythm to be sung to the music in question yet are faithful enough to convey the meaning. Not easy to do, but it can be done sometimes.
Yes, it can. And JM Neale did a decent job. I just hadn't seen the literal translation posted yet, so I popped it in the combox and sent it off. There are some nuances that are missed in the poetic translation. :)
this is perfection!
How beautiful this is
Que perfeição !
This is just beautiful! Thank you fro posting!
That's how its supposed to be sung if you should know which you obviously don't and wouldn't seem to care to listen
PERFEITO!!!
Same here. Have a Merry Christmas
Praise Jesus!!!!!
Amen!
The little smile on the baritone's face before he starts droning..! *_*
Amaizing!
I love Emmanuel!
Majestic!!!
Maravilloso grupo, se me escapo lagrimas al escucharlos, me encanto ;)
très très belle interprétation, bravo !
i sang this song in my choir class last year, it it really fun tp sing but difficult to learn if you do not already know it
Adoro!!!
Blessed Advent to you all
wonderfull!!!
Very Beautiful :)!
Grandioso, eccellente.
oh god their amazing singing must have blown your ears off then
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-star, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads to Thee,
And close the path to misery.
Had to leave off the Adonai line for space.
beautiful
I'm looking forward to seeing them perform this live with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir tomorrow morning. I wouldn't miss it -- even with a heavy snow storm that is hitting our area tonight! They are a favorite of my Mom.