The Song of the Sibyl

The Song of the Sibyl

tradition, musical work/composition, literary work

Dem base am on	Song of the Sibyl
Form of creative work	song, play
Country of origin	Spain
Language of work or name	Catalan
Intangible cultural heritage status	Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Described at URL	https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00360, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/00360, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/00360

De Song of de Sibyl be liturgical drama den Gregorian chant, de lyrics wey dey comprise prophecy wey dey describe de Apocalypse, wey na dem perform for churches insyd for Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) den Alghero (Sardinia, Italy), den sam Catalan churches, for de Catalan language for Christmas Eve nearly wey dem no dey interrupt since medieval tyms. Na UNESCO declare am Masterpiece of de Oral den Intangible Heritage of Humanity for November 2010.

Versions

Chaw versions, wey dey differ for text den music insyd, dey exist.

• Latin Sibyl, from 10th-11th century, wey dey incorporate fragments of De City of God (XVIII, 23) by St. Augustine
• Provençal Sibyl, from de 13th century, wey dey reflect influence of troubadour poetry
• Catalan Sibyl. De latest den most version dem ornament. Dey incorporate popular traditions of Balearic Islands. Refrain of dis version dem samtyms write be for three anaa four voices.

Lyrics

De song dey start plus introduction, de melody wey dey differ from de rest of de song. For sam performances insyd, de song dey end plus de introductory melody as well.

De lyrics dem state hie dey correspond plus Majorcan version of de song. For de Alguer version of de song, spy Cant de la Sibil·la (L'Alguer) for Wikisource top. De text no be standard, buh late Medieval Catalan. Dem dey attribute sam verses to de 14th-century Mallorcan writer, Anselm Turmeda, wey he translate go Catalan de Judicii Signum (Book of de Final Judgement), for wich de composition dey base for top.