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Ave Maria
Ave Maria
There are childern [... lost] with their fears
You who once lost a child
You wash them with your tears
You glorify them
You beautify them
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
I'll hold on to you
Straight through the night
Maria
So take them by the hand
And lead them to the Lord
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Ave
Lyrics: Charles Aznavour
Music: Georges Garvarentz, Charles Aznavour
English lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer
From: Silent Night, Christmas song sung by Ann Phillips (1988); the
song is credited "G. Garvarentz, H. Kretzmer, C. Aznavour".
Where this song originally comes from or was written for I do not know.
Judging from what I could find on the Web, the original song was in French
and sung by Charles Aznavour in 1978. I guess that the H. Kretzmer creditted
is responsible for the translation into English.
By the way, the song starts with some heavy organ music which I do not like: I always skip the first 25 seconds. Then the music settles down and is very good, fitting well with the lyrics.
Source of the lyrics: written down by me; still miss two words.
The original Ave Maria by Schubert has German lyrics, after a poem by
Sir Walter Scott. Most versions around, however, use the Latin prayer of
that name as lyrics. See for example Sarah
Brightman's version of Ave Maria; that page also describes the
background of the song and the original lyrics.
Back to the music and lyrics page.
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