So is the school but it apparently became too expensive for the parish and it is now a part of the public school system. Thanks again for the lyrics and bringing back such wonderful memories of Christmas and its true meaning.įor eight years ending in 1945 I attended Our Lady of Peace parochial school in South Brooklyn. Rocco church in Cleveland, Ohio tu scendi… has been sung at midnight mass for the past 83 years. I was in the 4th grade when I learned this song and sang it at midnight mass.Īt St. This has been a long standing tradition in my family to either listen to a recording or sing the song ourselves on Christmas. Thank you very much for the lyrics to Tu scendi dalle stelle. I was so excited to find “Tu scendi dalle stelle” because my husband was reminiscing about childhood Christmas songs he learned from his grandmother. I found this tonight after mass, and tomorrow I plan on surprising my Dad with it as part of his present! Thanks for the lyrics!! My grandmother used to sing this song to us before she died, and they play it every year at our church during Midnight Mass. I found many, many versions of this on iTunes!! The song costs only $.99 and you can preview each of the selections before buying it. If anyone can help, please comment below. can you tell me where i can find a cassette of the song “tu scende della stelle” ? i play the song on the caaordion but i need the tape or the cd. But it’s the longest you can find online.Ĭara mamma lisa. I’d say it’s what we call “an adaptation” = the spirit is the same but the lyrics have been adapted to fit the language = if you’d translated the English translation into Italian, you’d get a different song from the original. I showed Monique Palomares the link and I thought her comments were interesting… I just found a site that shows all the verses and English translation. I teach italian to my sisters in community and this song will be a Christmas present for them. Not understand all of the words as my Italian is mezzo mezzo…. Stella, and thought this would be nice to share with her class but could My Daughter is doing a project in her second grade class about family Do you know where I can get a cd of the song or a cassette?Ĭan anyone recommend a nice version of this to buy online? He passed away five years ago and I worry that the family will forget.
Thank you for the words to Tu scendi Della Stella, my father always sang it as I was growing up.
My parents are also italian and i have taught this song to my sonįor all those who love this melody/carol – It is contained in Ottorino Respighi’s orchestral work – Three Botticelli Pictures in the section The Adoration of the Magi and it is very beautifully worked into the work. I learnt this song in primary school and high school in australia while i learnt italian. Now I can teach my children and grandchildren and we will have still another memory of our special angel. Her father sang it to his eight daughters but passed away before they could learn all the words. Thank you, thank you! I have never heard this song anywhere. If you’d like to record yourself playing it or singing it, I’d love to post a recording of this song! Do you know where I can get a copy of it? I have looked all over creation trying to find the sheet music for this piece.
My grandmother sang this to my aunt and mom when they were little girls and me to when I was a little girl. This song means so much to my aunt, mom and me. Which is an Italian nursing home and sing this song to the residents. Schoolchilren, we would go at Christmas time to the Villa Scalabrini, The song Tu scendi dalle stelle takes me back to my youth when as Tweet 77 Responses to “Italian Christmas Song “Tu scendi dalle stelle” – “You Come Down from the Stars”” I chose those 2 videos because they’re enjoyable (of course!) and also because their styles widely differ from each other. UPDATE: In a later blog entry, I reposted this song with 2 YouTube videos of Tu scendi dalle stelle. Many thanks to Monique Palomares at Mama Lisa’s World en français for sending me the lyrics to Tu scendi dalle stelle and for the English translation.įor other Italian rhymes and children’s songs, visit Mama Lisa’s World’s Italy Page! Here’s a rough English translation of Tu scendi dalle stelle by Monique Palomares… Here are the lyrics to Tu scendi dalle stelle from Italy, in Italian and with an English translation…