"mary, did you know?" adalah sebuah kidung natal dari pengarang teks mark lowry dan penggubah musik buddy greene.
pertama kali direkam oleh penyanyi lagu kristen michael english dalam album solo berjudul namanya sendiri pada tahun 1991 (saat itu english dan lowry sama-sama adalah anggota grup gaither vocal band).
lagu ini mencapai peringkat no. 6 pada ac chart ccm magazine.
lowry sendiri kemudian merekam lagu itu beberapa kali, terutama dengan gaither vocal band untuk album natal mereka tahun 1998 "still the greatest story ever told".
sejak itu lagu ini menjadi kidung natal terkenal dan direkam oleh berbagai artis dari berbagai genre musik.
asli (bahasa inggris) terjemahan bahasa indonesia
mary did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
will one day walk on water?suatu hari akan berjalan di atas air?
mary did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
will save our sons and daughters?akan menyelamatkan putra dan putri kami?
did you know that your baby boytahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
has come to make you new?telah datang untuk membuatmu menjadi baru
this child that you've deliveredanak yang kaulahirkan ini
will soon deliver yousegera akan menyelamatkanmu
mary, did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
will give sight to a blind man?akan memberi penglihatan bagi seorang buta?
mary, did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
will calm a storm with his hand?akan meneduhkan badai dengan tangan-nya?
did you know that your baby boytahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
has walked where angels trod?telah berjalan di mana para malaikat melangkah
and when you kiss your little babydan ketika engkau mencium bayi kecilmu,
you've kissed the face of godengkau mencium wajah allah
oh, mary did you knowoh, maria, tahukah engkau?
the blind will see,orang buta akan melihat
the deaf will hear,orang tuli akan mendengar
the dead will live againorang mati akan hidup kembali
the lame will leap,orang lumpuh akan melompat
the dumb will speak,orang bisu akan berbicara
the praises of the lambpuji-pujian bagi sang domba
mary did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
is lord of all creation?adalah tuhan atas seluruh ciptaan
mary did you know that your baby boymaria, tahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
will one day rule the nations?suatu hari akan memerintah bangsa-bangsa
did you know that your baby boytahukah engkau bahwa bayi laki-lakimu
is heaven's perfect lamb?adalah domba sempurna dari sorga
this sleeping child you're holdinganak tertidur yang kau buai ini
is the great i amadalah "aku adalah (aku)" yang agung
versi kenny rogers &
sebuah versi duet direkam oleh wynonna judd dan kenny rogers dalam album "holiday" rogers "the gift" mencapai peringkat puncak no. 55 pada chart billboard hot country singles &
tracks tahun 1997.
versi clay aiken
"mary, did you know?" adalah single kelima clay aiken dalam album natal merry christmas with love. aiken menampilkan lagu ini pada the tyra banks show.
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versi cee lo green
"mary, did you know?" adalah track ke-11 dalam album natal cee lo cee lo's magic moment.
pada tanggal 15 desember 2012 lagu ini muncul pada chart us r&b songs chart di peringkat no. 22.
juga menjadi lagu kredit penutup pada film tahun 2014 produksi 20th century fox, son of god.
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"mary, did you know?" adalah track ke-6 dalam album natal kedua pentatonix, that's christmas to me. lagu ini dirilis dan mencapai peringkat puncak no. 26 pada chart mingguan billboard hot 100 untuk minggu yang berakhir pada tanggal 6 desember 2014.
versi terkenal lainnya
1993: kathy mattea on her christmas album good news, which won a grammy award for best southern, country or bluegrass gospel album
1995: vickie winans recorded the song for her self-titled album
1997: gary chapman on his christmas album "this gift"
1998: donny osmond did his rendition of this song as a ballad for his album christmas at home.
1999: reba mcentire on her christmas album the secret of giving
2001: hayley westenra on her second album, my gift to you, released in new zealand and australia, by universal new zealand label; also included as a bonus song on a special uk version of her first international album, pure (2003); and performed it on her 2004 pbs great performances special, live from new zealand, which was released on dvd.
2004: the katinas on their album family christmas
2005: jeff fenholt on his album "down from his glory ... and more"
2006: stan whitmire recorded his solo-piano arrangement on his second christmas album, "christmas around the piano."
2007: kimberley locke on her album christmas
2008: kutless on bec recordings album x christmas
2011: rascal flatts released a version of the song as a single, which appears on the 2012 compilation a very special christmas: 25 years bringing joy to the world
2012: don moen on his album christmas: a season of hope (a duet with its composer, buddy greene)
2012: jeremy camp on his album christmas: god with us
2012: scotty mccreery on his album christmas with scotty mccreery
2013: mary j. blige on her album a mary christmas
2013: the oak ridge boys on their album christmas time's a-comin'
2015: india.arie on christmas with friends; a duet with gene moore, jr.
2015: jordan smith on the voice's season nine finals.
this version reached 24 on the billboard hot 100.
2015: peter hollens published a six-voice a capella version on youtube mary, did you know - peter hollens (youtube video)
2015: the braxtons on their christmas album braxton family christmas
the song was also used as the basis for a stage musical, also titled mary, did you know and written by bruce greer, that won the 1999 dove award for musical of the year.
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