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In Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, this song is sung for the winter-light festival of Saint Lucy. (source)
Lyrics
(Neapolitan folk song, Italy)
Now ‘neath the silver moon ocean is glowing,
O’er the calm billows, soft winds are blowing.
Here balmy breezes blow, pure joys invite us,
And as we gently row, all things delight us.
Refrain
Hark, how the sailor’s cry joyously echoes nigh:
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Home of fair Poesy, realm of pure harmony,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
When o’er the waters light winds are playing,
Thy spell can soothe us, all care allaying.
To thee sweet Napoli, what charms are given,
Where smiles creation, toil blest by heaven. Refrain
See also
- Country: Italy
- Subjects: St. Lucia’s Day / sailors
- Form: AB
- Harmony: chords I, ii, IV, V, vi
- Melody: tonic triad
- Meter: 3
- Source: Singing in Harmony,Ginn and Company, 1957
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
