Ç éóôïñßá ôçò «¢ãéáò Íý÷ôáò» Ç «¢ãéá Íý÷ôá» åßíáé ßóùò ôï ðéï ãíùóôü ÷ñéóôïõãåííéÜôéêï ôñáãïýäé ó' üëï ôïí êüóìï. ÌåãÜëïé óõíèÝôåò üðùò ï ÂÝñíôé, ï ÂÜãêíåñ, ï Ðïõôóßíé êáé Üëëïé, ôï áíáãíþñéóáí ùò Ýíá âáèéÜ èñçóêåõôéêü ôñáãïýäé, ìå ìéá ðáñÜîåíç äýíáìç ðïõ öôÜíåé êáôåõèåßáí óôéò êáñäéÝò ôùí áíèñþðùí. ÊáôÜ êáéñïýò, ç ðáôñüôçôÜ ôïõ áðïäüèçêå óôïí Ìüôóáñô, óôïí ×Üéíôí Þ óôïí Ìðåôüâåí. Ç áëÞèåéá åßíáé ðùò ç «¢ãéá Íý÷ôá» äçìéïõñãÞèçêå áðü ôïõò Ãéüæåö Ìïñ êáé Öñáíôò Ãêñïýìðåñ, êé åøÜëç ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ ôá ×ñéóôïýãåííá ôïõ 1818 óôçí åêêëçóßá ôïõ Áãßïõ ÍéêïëÜïõ óôï ìéêñü ÷ùñéü ¼ìðåñíôïñö ôçò Áõóôñßáò. Ï Ìïñ åß÷å ãñÜøåé ôïõò óôß÷ïõò äýï ÷ñüíéá íùñßôåñá. Óôéò 24 Äåêåìâñßïõ ôïõ 1818 æÞôçóå áðü ôïí Ãêñïýìðåñ íá óõíèÝóåé ìßá ìåëùäßá ãéá íá óõíïäåýóåé ôï ôñáãïýäé ìå ôçí êéèÜñá ôïõ. Óýìöùíá ìå ôçí ðáñÜäïóç, ôï åêêëçóéáóôéêü üñãáíï ôïõ íáïý äåí ìðïñïýóå íá ÷ñçóéìïðïéçèåß óôç ÷ñéóôïõãåííéÜôéêç ëåéôïõñãßá, êáèþò ôá ðïíôßêéá åß÷áí êáôáóôñÝøåé êÜðïéá åîáñôÞìáôÜ ôïõ. Ç éóôïñßá áõôÞ Þôáí ãíùóôÞ, ùóôüóï åðéâåâáéþèçêå ðïëý áñãüôåñá, ôï 1995, üôáí áíáêáëýöèçêå ìßá ðáñôéôïýñá ðïõ áíÞêå óôïí Ìïñ, ìå ôïí Ãêñïýìðåñ íá õðïãñÜöåé ôç óýíèåóç. Óôß÷ïé êáé ìïõóéêïß üìùò öáßíåôáé íá ãñÜöôçêáí ìáæß, ôï 1816. Óýìöùíá ìå ìßá Üëëç åêäï÷Þ, ç «¢ãéá Íý÷ôá» ôñáãïõäÞèçêå ôá ìåóÜíõ÷ôá åêåßíùí ôùí ×ñéóôïõãÝííùí êáé ìåôÜ îå÷Üóôçêå. Ôï 1825 Ýíá åðéóêåõáóôÞò åêêëçóéáóôéêþí ïñãÜíùí áíáêÜëõøå ôçí ðáñôéôïýñá êáé «îáíáæùíôÜíåøå» ôï ôñáãïýäé. ÓÞìåñá, õðïëïãßæåôáé ðùò Ý÷åé ìåôáöñáóôåß óå ðåñéóóüôåñåò áðü 300 ãëþóóåò. Ïé åëëçíéêïß óôß÷ïé: ¢ãéá íý÷ôá, óå ðñïóìÝíïõí, ìå ÷áñÜ ïé ×ñéóôéáíïß êáé ìå ðßóôç áíõìíïýìå ôï Èåü äïîïëïãïýìå ì' Ýíá óôüìá, ìéá öùíÞ. Íáé ìå ìéá öùíÞ. Ç øõ÷Þ ìáò öôåñïõãßæåé, ðÝñá óô' Üãéá ôá âïõíÜ üðïõ øÜëëïõí ïé áããÝëïé áð' ôá ïõñÜíéá èåßá ìÝëç óôïí ÓùôÞñá «ùóáííÜ». ØÜëëïõí «ùóáííÜ». Óôçò ÂçèëåÝì åëÜôå üëïé óôá âïõíÜ ôá éåñÜ êáé ì' åõëÜâåéá ìåãÜëç êåé ðïõ Üãéï öùò ðñïâÜëëåé ðñïóêõíÞóôå ìå ÷áñÜ. Íáé ìå ìéá ÷áñÜ. Ïé áããëéêïß óôß÷ïé: Silent night Holy night All is calm all is bright Round yon virgin Mother and Child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar, Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia; Christ the Savior is born; Christ the Savior is born. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth; Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. ×ñüíéá ÐïëëÜ êáé ÊáëÜ ×ñéóôïýãåííá! _____________________ orasi mailing list äéáâÜóôå ãéá áõôÞ ôçí ëßóôá êáé ôá èÝìáôá ðïõ óõæçôÜ óôï //www.freelists.org/webpage/orasi Ãéá íá óôåßëåôå Ýíá ìÞíõìá êáé íá ôï äïõí üëïé ïé óõíäñïìçôÝò ôçò ëßóôáò óôåßëôå email óôçí äéåýèõíóç orasi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Ãéá íá äéáãñáöåßôå áðü áõôÞ ôçí ëßóôá ìðïñåßôå ïðïéáäÞðïôå óôéãìÞ íá óôåßëåôå email óôçí äéåýèõíóç orasi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx êáé óôï èÝìá ãñÜøôå unsubscribe. Ôï áñ÷åßï ôçò ëßóôáò âñßóêåôáé óôï //www.freelists.org/archives/orasi ______________