A disciple of Luciano Pavarotti and Zucchero Fornaciari, the blind, Tuscany-born, vocalist has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary opera. His participation in Pavarotti's 1992 hit, Miserere, and Fornaciari's 1993 world tour brought him international attention. Opera, however, represents only one side of his musical persona. Bocelli has been equally successful as a pop ballad singer, having recorded duets with Celine Dion, Sarah Brightman and Eros Ramazzotti. Al Jarreau, who sang with Bocelli during The Night of Proms in November 1995, praised Bocelli when he said, "I have had the honour to sing with the most beautiful voice in the world." Bocelli grew up on a farm in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany. Beginning piano lessons at the age of six, he later added flute and saxophone.
Despite his obvious musical talents, Bocelli didn't consider a career in music until he had studied law at the University of Pisa and had earned a Doctor Of Law degree. Inspired to pursue music, he studied with famed tenor Franco Corelli, supporting himself by performing in piano bars.
Bocelli's first break as a singer came in 1992 when Fornaciari auditioned tenors to record a demo tape of Miserere, which he had co-written with Bono of U2. Successfully passing the audition, Bocelli recorded the tune as a duet with Pavarotti.
After touring with Fornaciari in 1993, Bocelli performed as a guest star in the Pavarotti International festival held in Modena in September 1994. In addition to performing solo and in a duet with Pavarotti, Bocelli sang with Bryan Adams, Andreas Vollenweider and Nancy Gustavsson. In November 1995, Bocelli toured Holland, Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with "Night Of Proms", which also featured Al Jarreau, Bryan Ferry, Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and John Miles.
Bocelli's first two albums -- Il Mare Calmo Della Sera in 1994 and Bocelli in 1996 -- showcased his operatic singing. His third effort, Viaggio Italiano, featured famous arias and traditional songs from Naples. Although released only in Italy, the album sold more than 300,000 copies. With his fourth album, Romanza, released in 1997, Bocelli turned to pop music. The album included the hit, Time to Say Goodbye, recorded as a duet with Sarah Brightman. Bocelli continued to focus on pop balladry with his fifth album, Sogno, released in 1999, which featured a duet with Celine Dion of the David Foster- and Carole Bayer Sager-penned tune, The Prayer, sold more than ten million copies, received a Golden Globe award and led to Bocelli being nominated for a Grammy as "best new artist".
Adeste Fideles
Andrea Bocelli Lyrics
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Laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite in Bethlehem
Natum videte
Regem angelorum
Venite, adoremus
Venite, adoremus
Dominum
En grege relicto
Humiles ad cunas
Vocati pastores adproperant
Et nos ovanti
Gradu festinemus
Venite, adoremus
Venite, adoremus
Venite, adoremus
Dominum
Adeste, fideles
Laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite in Bethlehem
Natum videte
Regem angelorum
Venite, adoremus
Venite, adoremus
Venite, adoramus
Dominum
The song "Adeste Fideles" is a Latin hymn, known in English as "O Come, All Ye Faithful." The lyrics are an invitation to come and see the newborn Christ in Bethlehem, where the angels sing about his birth and the shepherds come to adore him. The first verse states, "O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem. Come and behold him, born the King of Angels. O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord."
The second verse speaks of the shepherds leaving their flocks to come to the manger and worship the Christ child. It reads, "See how the shepherds, summoned to his cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear; We too will thither hend our joyful footsteps; O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord."
Finally, the third verse gives glory to God in the highest, and praises Jesus as the embodiment of the eternal Word made flesh. It says, "Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest! O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord."
Overall, the lyrics of "Adeste Fideles" express the Christmas message of faithful worship and celebration of Jesus Christ as the King of Angels and the embodiment of God's eternal Word made flesh.
Line by Line Meaning
Adeste Fideles
Come, all ye faithful
Laeti triumphantes
Joyful and triumphant
Venite, venite in Bethlehem
Come, come to Bethlehem
Natum videte
See the newborn
Regem angelorum
King of angels
Venite adoremus
Come let us adore him
Dominum
Christ, the Lord
En, grege relicto,
Lo, with his sheep left behind,
humiles ad cunas,
The humble shepherds hasten to the crib,
vocati pastores approperant,
Called by the angels, they hurry on,
et nos ovanti gradu festinemus.
And we too shall haste with eager footsteps.
Cantet nunc io
Sing, choirs of angels
Chorus angelorum
Sing in exultation
Cantet nunc aula caelestium
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above
Gloria, gloria
Glory to God
In excelsis Deo
In the highest
Ergo qui natus
Therefore He who was born
Die hodierna
On this day
Jesu, tibi sit gloria
To Jesus be glory given
Patris aeterni
Of the eternal Father
Verbum caro factus
Word made flesh
Venite adoremus
Come let us adore him
Dominum
Christ, the Lord
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@francescofiori175
Adeste fideles læti triumphantes,
venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum.
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus Dominum.
En grege relicto humiles ad cunas,
vocati pastores adproperant,
et nos ovanti gradu festinemus.
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Æterni Parentis splendorem æternum,
velatum sub carne videbimus,
Deum infantem pannis involutum.
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Pro nobis egenum et fœno cubantem
piis foveamus amplexibus;
sic nos amantem quis non redamaret?
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
@LeticiaSierra
Adeste fideles
Laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite in Bethlehem
Natum videte
Regem angelorum
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Dominum
En, grege relicto
Humiles ad cunas
Vocati pastores approperant
Et nos ovanti gradu festinemus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Dominum
Adeste fideles
Laeti triumphantes
Venite, venite in bethlehem
Natum videte
Regem angelorum
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Venite adoremus
Dominum
@obadiahspong2300
As a non-Christian I regard this song as one of the most beautiful ever composed.
@John-Adams
Repent and be saved. If you ever wondered where the objective goodness of the joy you experienced when you heard this comes from, it can only make sense and it can only be because God exists and has made Himself known to us. "Unto us a son is born..."
@mrbill780
It's objectively beautiful. Pardon the evangelist. Perhaps a beautiful song like this can help you on your way in life more than platitudes. God bless you even if you don't believe
@linkdude64
@@mrbill780 It doesn't take much speculation to think, "The joy a child brings does not come from a man-made manufacturing facility." In technically- defining terms, God is actually an accurate word to use. You could say something like, "transcendent phenomena of a directly experienced spirit" but that's a bit cumbersome, and still requires the "religious" language of the word, "spirit."
@leighburville2717
I'm a non-Christian because I do not worship the Bible as Christians apparently do. Zi worship God who expresses Divine Wisdom, Intelligence, Power, Principles etc through this material world which his power created long ago. This power never left his creation. Christians insist that Christ lives within us and he works through us. So then he most surely have come and worked through the best of the ancient Asian, Indian, Greek, Roman, African and Eurooean people since the beginning of people! He came as Buddha, Krishna, etc. And he definately came through the arts. No Jesus story needed. I believe harmonious ares are God. No fear based Christian stories needed.
@jamesh6650
If you think this is beautiful YouTube: ‘Miserere Mei Deus’ performed (covered) by the Tenebrae Choir. That will literally take your breath away.
@alejandra_ma
I learned the lyrics of this song at my Catholic high school, and to this day, it is one of my favorite holiday songs.
@Andrey_Polyakov11
Есть такое, даже возвращает в старые добрые времена, праздичная Рождественская песня до мурашек.
@nbenefiel
As soon as we outgrew Santa, Midnight Mass became the focus of Christmas. We’d arrive around 11:00 in hope of getting a seat ( although we kids always gave ours to older people). Until Midnight, the choir would sing carols in English but after midnight everything was sung in Latin. It was so beautiful.
@Noblepilot_abrahamvwi_aeroplan
Merry Christmas. Happy birthday baby Jesus.