Artist: anonymus
Author: traditional
Year: 1897
Basque carol based on the anunciation story (Angelus Ad Virginem) and first published by Charles Bordes in Archives de la Tradition Basque.
Covers:
Choir of H.M. Chapels Royal [as Gabriel's Message for HMV]
Choir of King's College, Cambridge [as Gabriel's Message; English translation: Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) who as a child spend a winter in the Basque region]
Sting [idem as B-side of single Russians, two years later on A Very Special Christmas and re-recorded in 2009 on If On A Winter's Night]
Maddy Prior [as The Angel Gabriel]
Marillion [on Christmas Marillion]
Aquabella [German women a cappella and in Basque]
Moya Brennan [as Gabriel's Message]
Haunting church choir classic, particularly on the Btitish Isles.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)