The original words were an English poem by Edward Esch (below) and the poem was translated into Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri so that Eric Whitacre could set it to music.
Light,
warm and heavy as pure gold
and the angels sing softly
to the new-born baby.
The original words were an English poem by Edward Esch (below) and the poem was translated into Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri so that Eric Whitacre could set it to music.
Light, warm and heavy as pure gold and the angels sing softly to the new-born baby.