The Song of the Sibyl

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.24 de desembre: el cant de la Sibil·la, on the website Festes Nostrades (in Catalan). Consulted 14 December 2010.

 References 
Category:Catalan-language songs
Category:Christian hymns insyd Latin
Category:Masterpieces of de Oral den Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Category:Year of song unknown

 External links 

Books
 Francesc Vicens: El cant de la Sibil·la a Mallorca
 Maricarmen Gómez Muntané: El Canto de la Sibila I. León y Castilla II. Cataluña y Baleares. Alpuerto. Madrid. 1996-1997 ()  ()
 La Sibila. Sonido. Imagen. Liturgia. Escena. Maricarmen Gómez & Eduardo Carrero. Alpuerto. Madrid. 2015 ()
 Sadurní Martí: "El viaje textual de la Sibila, entre Occitania y Cataluña", en El Juicio Final: Sonido. Imagen. Liturgia. Escena, ed. Maricarmen Gómez Muntané. Madrid: Alpuerto, 2017, p. 217-249. ().

Webs 
 The Song of the Sibyl at the romanesque wall paintings of the St. Roman Church of Toledo (Spain, s.XIII) (Spanish) 
 Webs about the Sibyl Chant - in Catalan
 The Sibyl Chant - Catalan
 Declaration of Inmaterial Good of Cultural Interest - Annexus - Spanish Ministry of Commerce, Tourism, and Industry - Spanish

Video
 The Song of the Sibyl at the Cathedral of Majorca in 2007
 The Song of the Sibyl at the Cathedral of Mallorca in 2009
 The Song of the Sibyl at the church of Cala Rajada, on Mallorca, sung by an adult here: Bàrbara Femenies, with Antònia Gomis on the organ, 2007.
 The Song of the Sibyl, Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona, December 24th, 2009
 The Song of the Sibyl at the Cathedral of Valencia in 2017

Audio
 Whole version - RealAudio (Blavets de Lluc)
 Fragment - MP3 (Blavets de Lluc)