Serbian Pascha Folk Song

A Paschal song performed by the musical orchestra ''Stupovi'' and various Serbian singers and celebrities, which is part of a campagin to raise funds for reconstruction of a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery named ''Pillars of Saint George.'' 

The lyrics are from a poem by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, one of the great Serbian saints of the modern era. Here is an English translation of the lyrics: 

People rejoice, all nations listen: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Dance all ye stars and sing all ye mountains: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Whisper ye woods and blow all ye winds: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

O seas proclaim and roar all ye beasts: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Buzz all ye bees and sing all ye birds: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

O little lambs rejoice and be merry: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

 Nightengales joyous, lending your song: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Ring, O ye bells, let everyone hear: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

 All angels join us, singing this song: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Come down ye heavens, draw near the earth: Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

 Glory to Thee, God Almighty! Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Glory to Thee, God Almighty! Christ is risen! Let us rejoice! 

Serbian Text: 

Ljudi likujte, narodi čujte: Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Zvezde igrajte, gore pevajte, Hristos voskrese, radost donese! 

Šume šumite, vetri brujite, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Mora gudite, zveri ričite, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Pčele se rojte, a ptice pojte Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

 Anđeli stojte, pesmu utrojte, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Nebo se snizi, zemlju uzvisi, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Zvona zvonite, svima javite, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Slava ti Bože, sve ti se može, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Anđeli stojte, pesmu utrojte, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Nebo se snizi, zemlju uzvisi, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Zvona zvonite, svima javite, Hristos voskrse, radost donese! 

Slava ti Bože, sve ti se može, Hristos voskrse, radost donese!

The Complete Hymn "O Virgin Pure", by St. Nectarios

You can hear this hymn in Greek by clicking on the video above. You can read about St. Nectarios, by clicking here.

O Virgin Pure
by St. Nectarios
Plagal First Tone (Tone 5)

Refrain: O Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.

O Virgin pure, immaculate/ O Lady Theotokos
O Virgin Mother, Queen of all/ and fleece which is all dewy
More radiant than the rays of sun/ and higher than the heavens
Delight of virgin choruses/ superior to Angels.
Much brighter than the firmament/ and pure than the sun's light
More holy than the multitude/ of all the heav'nly armies.
O Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.

O Ever Virgin Mary/ of all the world, the Lady
O bride all pure, immaculate/ O Lady Panagia
O Mary bride and queen of all/ our cause of jubilation
Majestic maiden, Queen of all/ O our most holy Mother
More hon'rable than Cherubim/ beyond compare more glorious
than immaterial Seraphim/ and greater than angelic thrones.

O Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.

Rejoice, O song of Cherubim/ Rejoice, O hymn of angels
Rejoice, O ode of Seraphim/ the joy of the archangels
Rejoice, O peace and happiness/ the harbor of salvation
O sacred chamber of the Word/ flower of incorruption
Rejoice, delightful paradise/ of blessed life eternal
Rejoice, O wood and tree of life/ the fount of immortality

O Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.

I supplicate you, Lady/ now do I call upon you
And I beseech you, Queen of all/ I beg of you your favor
Majestic maiden, spotless one/ O Lady Panagia
I call upon you fervently/ O sacred, hallowed temple
Assist me and deliver me/ protect me from the enemy
And make me an inheritor/ of blessed life eternal.

O Rejoice, Bride Unwedded.



You can read the text of this hymn in Greek at:

http://agrino.org/cyberdesert/agni.htm

For more Byzantine Chant on Youtube, check out the following:

Byzantine Chant #1

Byzantine Chant #2

Byzantine Chant #3

Byzantine Chant #4