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Oikan Ayns Bethlehem

by Peddyr Cubberley

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Oikan Ayns Bethlehem (An Infant In Bethlehem) is a Manx Traditional Carval (Carol). This of the two versions I know, is the lesser played one, and by far my favourite of the two versions.

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Nish lhisagh shin yn 'eailley shoh
Y reayll lesh creeaghyn glen
Ayns cooinaghtyn jeh Yeesey Chreest
Oikan ayns Bethlehem

Daag Eh cooyrtn sollys E Ayr
Goaill er yn dooghys ain
Ruggit jeh Moidyn ghlen gyn chron
Oikan ayns Bethlehem

Eisht ainleyn Niau ren boggey ghoaill
Haink lesh ny naightyn hooin
Ginsh jeh Saualtagh ruggit jiu
Oikan ayns Bethlehem

Nagh mooar yn inshlid as y ghraih
V'ayns Yeesey Chreest yn Eayn
Tra ghow Eh er cummey Harvaant
Oikan ayns Bethlehem

Ard gloyr da Jee 'syn yrjid heose
Ta reill ayns maynrys beayn
Aigney mie Yee nish soilshit dooin
Oikan ayns Bethlehem

English translation

Now ought we this festival
To keep with pure hearts
In memory of Jesus Christ
An infant in Bethlehem

He left the bright Courts of His Father
Taking on our human form
Born of the pure Virgin
An infant in Bethlehem

Then the angels of Heaven rejoiced
And came to us with the tidings
Telling of the Saviour born today
An infant in Bethlehem

How great the humility and the love
Which was in Jesus Christ the Lamb
When He took the form of His Servant
An infant in Bethlehem

Great glory to God in the highest
Who rules in eternal happiness
The mind of God is now made clear to us
An infant in Bethlehem

Traditional Manx Carval (carol from the Isle of Mann)

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released December 9, 2018
Peddyr Cubberley ~ Low D Whistle

Arabella Ayen ~ Harp

© Peddyr Cubberley 2018

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Peddyr Cubberley Isle of Man

Peddyr Cubberley, well known on the Manx traditional music scene, has been active since the Manx revival of the 1970s. He is a founding member of Mactullagh Vannin.

A prolific exponent of the wooden flute, low & tin whistles, Peddyr is also known for his
compositions of contemporary Manx music in a traditional style.
"Cubberley has emerged as one of the most important composers in the Manx idiom"
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