[Sca-cooks] Totally OT Christmas musing...

[Heleen Greenwald]

Could you send us the lyric site please?
Thanks
Phillipa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" <adamantius at verizon.net>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Totally OT Christmas musing...


> Also sprach Phlip:
> >Well, because although it was recorded in the 60s, it was never released
> >until the 90s, and the Monkees weren't /aren't popular enough for someone
to
> >use them as a draw to a movie? I enjoyed them in the 60s, and I know they
> >had a revival in the 90s, but that revival was pretty small, as I
remember.
>
> Yes, these are probably from the same lyrics site
> I found. I considered including them, but figured
> people could get them if they wanted to.
>
> It's a beautiful rendering of the song, despite
> being sung by the guys that invented MTV (well,
> one of them, anyway) and largely inspired the
> invention of the modern music video (which may or
> may not be a good thing). I suspect (but don't
> know for sure) that the song itself may be from
> within the SCA's period.
>
> A.
>
>
> >ALBUM  · Missing Links Volume 2 (1990)
> >
> >
> >LYRICS  Riu riu chiu, la guarda ribera;
> >Dios guardo el lobo de nuestra cordera,
> >Dios guardo el lobo de neustra cordera.
> >
> >El lobo rabioso la quiso morder,
> >Mas dios poderoso la supo defender;
> >Quisola hazer que no pudiese pecar,
> >Ni aun original esta virgen no tuviera.
> >
> >Riu, riu chiu...
> >
> >Este qu'es nacido es el gran monarca,
> >Christo patriarca de carne vestido;
> >Hemos redemido con se hazer chiquito,
> >Aunqu'era infinito, finito se hiziera.
> >
> >Riu, riu chiu...
> >
> >
> >Translated:
> >
> >River, roaring river, guard our homes in safety,
> >God has kept the black wolf from our lamb, our lady.
> >God has kept the black wolf from our lamb, our lady.
> >
> >Raging mad to bite her, there the wolf did steal,
> >But our God almighty defended her with zeal.
> >Pure he wished to keep her so she could never sin,
> >That first sin of man never touched the virgin sainted.
> >
> >River, roaring river...
> >
> >He who's now begotten is our mighty monarch,
> >Christ, our holy father, in human flesh embodied.
> >He has brough atonement by being born so humble,
> >Though he is immortal, as mortal was created.
> >
> >River, roaring river...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Saint Phlip,
> >CoDoLDS
> >
> >"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
> >  Blacksmith's credo.
> >
> >  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> >cat.
> >
> >Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> >And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
> >
> >
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