Tu scendi dalle stelle

Once again it is Christmas, & once again I fully intend to keep a tradition going that I started 3 years ago. Tu scendi dalle stelle was written by by Saint Alfonsus Maria de' Liguori. & while I am sure he never envisioned it quite this way, I am sure he would see it in light of what Jesus said about becoming like little children:



Once again, we go from the lighthearted to a little more serious rendition. This year I present Andrea Bocelli's version. I opted for his version based on the story that came out a few months ago about how the dottori wanted his mother to abort him.



& now that you have got it, let's all sing along (& no, that is not the Wicked Witch of the West, it is La Befana. I think there had to be a better version of her out there but since I didn't have anything to do with making the video, I have to live with it):

Tu scendi dalle stelle,

O Re del Cielo,

e vieni in una grotta,

al freddo al gelo.

O Bambino mio Divino

Io ti vedo qui a tremar,

O Dio Beato

Ahi, quanto ti costò

l'averci amato!

A te, che sei del mondo

il Creatore,

mancano panni e fuoco;

O mio Signore!

Caro eletto Pargoletto,

Quanto questa povertà

più mi innamora!

Giacché ti fece amor

povero ancora!

Auguri di Buon Natale