Busuku Obuhle

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1 Busuku obuhle.
Kuthulile konke nya.
Emuzini eBethlehema,
Umsindisi azelwe kuwo.
Akadunyiswe uJesu!
Akadunyisw’ uJesu!

2 Busuku obuhle,
Belusi nampaya
Bethandaza eBethlehema,
Nengelosi zihuba zithi:
“Gloria, Gloria, Gloria
In excelsis Deo.”

3 Busuku obuhle,
Umsindisi nanguya.
Eze kithi eBethlehema,
Uze kusisindisa thina.
Asimdumise simbonge
Kuze kube nini.



Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15910

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Author: Joseph Mohr

Joseph Mohr was born into a humble family–his mother was a seamstress and his father, an army musketeer. A choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral as a youth, Mohr studied at Salzburg University and was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1815. Mohr was a priest in various churches near Salzburg, including St. Nicholas Church. He spent his later years in Hintersee and Wagrein. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Busuku obuhle
Title: Busuku Obuhle
German Title: Stille nacht, heilige nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr
Language: Zulu
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

STILLE NACHT

Although he composed nearly one hundred works, Franz Gruber is remembered for only one–the tune of "Silent Night," composed on Christmas Eve, 1818. He scored the tune for tenor and bass soli (sung by Mohr and Gruber on that night) with the final phrase to be repeated in harmony (sung by the villag…

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The Cyber Hymnal #15910

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