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| has gloss | eng: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" is an African-American spiritual compiled by John W. Work dating back to at least 1865 that has been sung and recorded by many gospel and secular performers. It is considered a Christmas carol because its original lyric celebrates the Nativity of Jesus: "Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born." |
| lexicalization | eng: Go Tell It on the Mountain |
| instance of | (noun) joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ carol, Christmas carol |
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| Italian | |
| has gloss | ita: Go Tell It on the Mountain (Andate ad annunciarlo in montagna) è un tradizionale canto natalizio afro-americano del genere spiritual, scritto con ogni probabilità da John Wesley Work Jr. (1871 - 1925), alunno e membro della Fisk University di Nashville (Tennessee) , che riadattò e riarrangiò un canto afro-americano (sempre del genere spiritual) di inizio Ottocento o della seconda metà del XIX secolo (probabilmente antecedente al 1865) dal titolo When I Was a Seeker (= “Quand’ero un predicatore”, nel cui ritornello troviamo appunto la frase “Go tell it on the mountain” , raccolto - assieme ad altri brani spiritual - con laiuto del fratello Frederick Jerome Work, anchegli studioso e compositore . |
| lexicalization | ita: Go Tell It on the Mountain |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: :För novellen med samma namn, se James Baldwin Go, Tell It on the Mountain är en julsång från USA, inspelad av många artister. |
| lexicalization | swe: Go Tell It On The Mountain |
| lexicalization | swe: Go, Tell It On The Mountain |
| Tagalog | |
| has gloss | tgl: Pamagat * Go Tell It on the Mountain Petsa Mang-aawit Liriko While shepherds kept their watching |
| lexicalization | tgl: Go Tell It on the Mountain |
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