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|titolo= The First Nowell

|titoloalfa= First Nowell, The

|autore= Anonimo <br>[[Davies Gilbert]]

|autore= Anonimo<br />[[Davies Gilbert]]

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|genere = cantocarola natalizionatalizia

|genere2= Musica cristiana

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|esecuzioni= [[Boney M]] <br />[[Nat King Cole]] <br />[[Whitney Houston]]<br />[[Crash Test Dummies]]<br />...

|note= '''Provenienza:''' [[Inghilterra]] ([[Cornovaglia]]?) <br /> '''Origini:''' [[XVII secolo|XVI]]-[[XVII secolo]]

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'''''The first Nowell''''' (o anche: ''The first Noel'' = “Il primo [[Natale]]”) è ununa tradizionale [[cantocarola natalizionatalizia]] [[Inghilterra|inglese]], originariooriginaria probabilmente della [[Cornovaglia]] (anche se le forme ''Nowell'' e ''Noel'', confrontabili con fr. ''noël'', hanno suggerito - forse erroneamente - anche una possibile origine [[Francia|francese]] <ref>[http://www.carols.org.uk/the_first_noel.htm THE FIRST NOEL Lyrics ***<!-- Titolo generato automaticamente -->]</ref>) e databile tra il [[XVII secolo|XVI]] e il [[XVII secolo]] (ma forse anche più anticoantica), che venne pubblicatopubblicata per la prima volta nel [[1823]] con un arrangiamento ede aggiunte nel testo ad opera di [[Davies Gilbert]] nella raccolta ''[[Some Ancient Christmas Carols]]'', curata da [[William B. Sandys]].

nella raccolta ''[[Some Ancient Christmas Carols]]'', curata da [[William B. Sandys]].

==Testo==

Il testo, che si compone di 9 [[strofe]] (delle quali tre vengono spesso tralasciate nelle versioni moderne), è di contenuto [[religione|religioso]]: parla, infatti, della nascita di [[Gesù]], dall’annunciodall'annuncio ai pastori all’arrivoall'arrivo dei [[Re Magi]], ecc.

<br />Il “primo [[Natale]]” (The first Nowell) a cui fa riferimento il titolo è evidentemente proprio il giorno della [[Natività]].

<br> />Nel ritornello, la parola ''noël'' [[rima]] con ''[[Israele|Israel]]'':

[[File:First Nowell Stainer complete.jpg|thumb|Lo [[spartito]] di ''The First Nowell'' apparso in una raccolta musicale edita nel [[1879]] da [[Henry Ramsden Bramley]]]]

The first 'Noel the angels did say<br>

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; <br>

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, <br>

On a cold winter's night that was so deep. <br>

The first 'Nowell the angels did say<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! <br>

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;<br />

Born is the King of Israel! <br>

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,<br />

On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

They looked up and saw a star<br>

Born is the King of Israel!

Shining in the east, beyond them far; <br>

And to the earth it gave great light, <br>

And so it continued both day and night. <br>

They looked up and saw a star<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! <br>

BornShining isin the Kingeast, ofbeyond Israel!them far;<br />

And to the earth it gave great light,<br />

And so it continued both day and night.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

And by the light of that same star <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

Three wise men came from country far; <br>

To seek for a King was their intent, <br>

And to follow the star wherever it went. <br>

And by the light of that same star<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! <br>

BornThree iswise themen Kingcame offrom Israel!country far;<br />

To seek for a King was their intent,<br />

And to follow the star wherever it went.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

This star drew nigh to the northwest: <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

O'er Bethlehem it took its rest; <br>

And there it did both stop and stay, <br>

Right over the place where Jesus lay. <br>

This star drew nigh to the northwest:<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! <br>

O'er Bethlehem it took its rest;<br />

Born is the King of Israel! <br>

And there it did both stop and stay,<br />

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Then did they know assuredly <br>

WithinBorn that houseis the King did lie;of <br>Israel!

One entered in then for to see, <br>

And found the Babe in poverty. <br>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Then did they know assuredly<br />

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! <br>

BornWithin isthat house the King of Israel!did lie;<br />

One entered in then for to see,<br />

And found the Babe in poverty.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

Then entered in those wise men three, <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

Full rev'rently upon their knee, <br>

And offered there, in his presence, <br>

Both gold and [[mirra|myrrh]], and [[incenso|frankincense]]. <br>

Then entered in those wise men three,<br />

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! <br>

Full rev'rently upon their knee,<br />

Born is the King of Israel! <br>

And offered there, in his presence,<br />

Both gold and [[mirra|myrrh]], and [[incenso|frankincense]].

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Between an ox-stall and an ass <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

This Child there truly borned was; <br>

For want of clothing they did him lay <br>

All in the manger, among the hay. <br>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Between an ox-stall and an ass<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel!<br>

BornThis isChild thethere Kingtruly of Israel!borned was;<br />

For want of clothing they did him lay<br />

All in the manger, among the hay.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

Then let us all with one accord <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord <br>

That hath made heaven and earth of nought, <br>

And with His blood mankind hath bought. <br>

Then let us all with one accord<br />

Noel! Noel! Noel! Noel! <br>

BornSing ispraises theto Kingour of Israel!heavenly Lord<br />

That hath made heaven and earth of nought,<br />

And with His blood mankind hath bought.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

<nowiki>*</nowiki>If we in our time shall do well <br>

Born is the King of Israel!

We shall be free from death and hell, <br>

For God hath prepared for us all <br>

A resting-place in general. <br>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>If we in our time shall do well<br />

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! <br>

BornWe isshall thebe Kingfree offrom Israel!death and hell,<br />

For God hath prepared for us all<br />

A resting-place in general.

Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!<br />

Born is the King of Israel!

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Strofe di solito omesse nelle esecuzioni moderne.

==Versioni discografiche==

La [[Canzone (musica)|canzone]] è stata incisa, tra gli altri da: [[Air Supply]] (in ''[[The Christmas Album (Air Supply)|The Christmas Album]]'', [[1987]]), [[Boney M]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Crash Test Dummies]], [[The Kelly Family]] (in ''[[Christmas All Year]]'' del [[1981]]), [[Nat King Cole]], [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[NSYNC]], [[Bob Dylan]] (''[[Christmas in the Heart]]'', [[2009]]), [[Glenn Medeiros]] (''[[The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album]]'', [[1993]]), ecc.

==Note==

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==Voci correlate==

* [[Canto natalizio]]

* [[Natale]]

* [[Nascita di Gesù]]

* [[The Carnal and the Crane]]

* [[Coventry Carol]]

* [[Ding Dong Merrily on High]]

* [[Joy to the World]]

* [[Deck the Halls]]

* [[Sans Day Carol]]

* [[Sussex Carol]]

* [[Twelve Days of Christmas]]

* [[We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]

* [[Adeste fideles]]

* [[Astro del ciel]]

* [[The Little Drummer Boy]]

==Altri progetti==

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==Collegamenti esterni==

*[ {{cita web|http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/first_nowell.htm |A Treasury of Christmas Carols - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas: The First Nowell]}}

*[ {{cita web|http://www.carols.org.uk/the_first_noel.htm |Carols.uk: The First Noel]}}

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