VOCES8 - Stopford: Lully, Lulla, Lullay

[@mrurquhart9138]

This song is a lament for the infant children of Bethlehem that King Herod ordered to be killed. It is meant to be the lullaby that the mother's would sing to the doomed children as Herods soldiers came near.

[@rhiannonmitchell7833]

This is devastating 😭

[@catiascoglio5003]

💔

[@lulumck7545]

Yes, as it was song for The Holy Innocence of Bethlehem, in today's society it can be sung as a lullaby for all the children killed by abortion.

[@Aleksandr.Dmitriyevich]

@@lulumck7545 Shocking thought, but very true today!

[@Thykothaken]

​@@lulumck7545 The fuck did you just spout?

[@ianbrady1525]

In the name of anything - how can there be hate in this world when there is this?

[@allmancolin]

Truly beautiful- my 6 yr old grandson had problems getting to sleep. I play this to him and he is gone before it's finished

[@QalinaCom]

just don't tell him what the song is about 😉

[@allmancolin]

@@QalinaCom ermmm . . . Yes. Probably not a good idea. Hes8 now and not coping well in mainstream school as he has autism. We've had to go private at a cost of £1500 to get an official diagnosis otherwise 'the system' can take many months even years. Hopefully we've found a specialist school not to far away who will take him. This track brings me to tears

[@QalinaCom]

@@allmancolin I hope great music like this will become a great part of his life. Some people with autism are very responsive to music-playing/singing or listening. Good luck with your journey!

[@bhwh_h]

This and the rest of the Voces8 recordings ..... my boys now request it if I try anything else

[@QalinaCom]

@@bhwh_h be careful-your boys are developing good taste in music and it's not easy to go about your every day in life hearing what they play in public places;)

[@louis.leotino]

Lully, lulla, lully, lulla Lully, lulla, lully lulla By by, lully lullay Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child By by, lully lullay O sisters too, How may we do For to preserve this day This poor youngling For whom we sing, By by, lully, lullay? Lully, lulla, lully lulla By by, lully lullay Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child By by, lully lullay Herod, the king, In his raging, Charged he hath this day His men of might In his own sight All young children to slay Lully, lulla, lully, lulla By by, lully lullay Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child By by lully lullay That woe is me, Poor child for thee! And ever morn and day For thy parting Neither say nor sing By by, lully lullay! Lully, lulla, lully lulla By by, lully lullay Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child By by, lully lullay By by, lully lullay

[@danielkrcmar5395]

This has to be one of the most beautiful songs in the world.

[@LOTRLoamduviel]

I've NEVER heard an arrangement of Lully Lulla that gets it like this one does....oh God it's heartrending, and that's the whole point. It's a lament. Bravo to the composer.

[@philipstopford]

Thank you so much for your very kind words. Philip x

[@LifreeDJ]

One of the most beautiful a capella performances i have ever heard. And this soprano part at 3:41 is just extraordinary. Just wow

[@polobede9054]

oui! ! , les sopranos sont limpides et claires comme du cristal , un peu comme Dawn Upshaw

[@Laangli]

Indeed. I think she has one of the finest voices to ever bless music.

[@speakfriendandenter2380]

I'm a muslim but i must say christian music is a work of god himself

[@speakfriendandenter2380]

By the way in my launguge lully lulla and lullay means small penis, large penis and penisface

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

@@speakfriendandenter2380 😂😂😂😂 that's god's face 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jaybest1787]

@@speakfriendandenter2380 😂😂😂

[@guilhermesobrinho1329]

@@speakfriendandenter2380 hahahahahha you've got to be kidding.... Imagine the face of a muslim(?) gramma listening to this song...

[@scudleivers2439]

Factstube …. Fiat Lux..... Translate THAT !

[@Obstgeist7]

I love this kind of singing. so beautiful and clear and not corrupted by unnecessary vibrato

[@ceciliagincho6806]

You just hit the point, Fruity. In german there's the word 'makenlos', what in truth means exactly what you said: Not corrupted by the unnecessary. I am with you.

[@nataliel6090]

I agree to an extent but at the same time vibrato is the natural oscillation of the throat, so singing in straight tone can sometimes be unhealthy

[@SeeWoelfin]

@@ceciliagincho6806 The work you are looking for is 'makelos', meaning 'without stain', 'without error' 'without fault'. And yes, you are correct, it fits perfectly.

[@ulrichdannenbaum1552]

@@nataliel6090 unfortunately not true.....many , especially opera singers use an most unnatural and first of all unmusical vibrato....if ever it has to be developed very carefully towards the end of a tone or a phrase...... Just listen to Emma Kirkby , Maria-Cristina Kiehr , Hana Blazikova or Maria Keohane and you know what i mean !

[@dianahamilton7626]

Me too. I’ve just been saying exactly that while listening to Voces 8. Beautiful!

[@Tsrashi]

First heard this piece at my local church’s carol service the other day after having not stepped foot there in six years. Suffice it to say my eyes were wet before the first reading.

[@georgesprott9113]

Truly transcendent- in this world there is no sound more beautiful than the human voice lifted in praise of its Creator.

[@bertgeorge3357]

It's impossible to imagine how this performance could be improved upon. I never tire of hearing it.

[@davidpotter1557]

VOCES8 is my greatest discovery of the year. Amazing harmony! Love it!

[@martinscannall8487]

agreed.

[@hannaisma]

I wish everyone would listen and appreciate this song. It's so peaceful

[@blbrgj]

My favorite singers and my favorite song!

[@juliankerrell7281]

Yr wyf i'n cytuno hefo chi.

[@raeafoley6131]

Philip Stopford has an amazing talent. He composed some music for our choir, a song we performed a few months ago for the first time. And this piece is one of my favorites! And I'm thrilled that we will sing it for this year's Christmas concert.

[@milkiromera]

the balance of voices♥️

[@joysanders4289]

Heavenly. The melody and the voices are so other worlldly. It brings me to tears but in a good way.

[@samrodian919]

A perfect example of a Capella singing Wonderful.

[@kakapirloedzang964]

Merci Seigneur pour ces voix magnifiques!

[@joselinarodriguez1325]

I loved every second of it

[@zoemac9219]

I'll be singing this song in December. I'm an alto and I must say, just that part on its own is incredible. It bring goosebumps to my arms everytime. Id love to hear this live 😍

[@louelasarmiento2068]

I liked the blending of your voices, first time to hear your voices during the quarantine period. Do you have an album?

[@davidwollaston3111]

Me to

[@Pueblo32]

Coś NIESAMOWITEGO ! Coś Absolutnie NIESAMOWITEGO ! Szok... jak można wcześniej było tego nie znać... Dzięki Radio 357 ! i Agnieszka Szwajgier !

[@wojtekkotelnicki]

Usłyszałem 15min temu...nie mogę się otrząsnąć...ten utwór mnie wybudził, miałem słuchawki na uszach...coś niebywale przepięknego

[@raquelmunoz8946]

I can not stop listening....It is so beautiful and It calms my soul

[@ankewunder7092]

Ein wahrlich ätherischer Gesang... wie nicht von dieser Welt... wundervoll ausgewogen... wie direkt aus dem Paradies... bin sprachlos!!!

[@kumarmangalampatravali3893]

Wahrlich!

[@MrFreaklex]

everytime i hear this song (doesn`t matter if it`spring, summer, Winter, autumm) this makes me feel crying but in a mistakenly beautiful way. Can`t describe my feelings when i hear this song. But this is perfectly chorus singing. This sound is from heaven send and open my mind! Thank you so much for this!

[@ankewunder7092]

Ich bin nun in einem Alter, in dem ich mich immer mehr solch wunderbaren Musik zuwende! Tolle Combo! Mehr davon!!!

[@kelseyrunavotlaroussemouss4041]

3:40 c'est Amazing.👌😍😍😍 Tellement de souvenirs me reviennent.

[@stevendigby6462]

These human musical instrument people are quite extraordinary. Joy and sadness, absolutely beautiful.

[@dr.p.lankton664]

I got goosebumps all over Simply beautiful

[@guiarranja3385]

Lyrics: Lully lulla, lully lulla (Refrain) Lully lulla, lully lulla, By by lully lullay. Lully lulla, thou little tiny child, By by, lully lullay. Oh sisters too, How may we do For to preserve this day? This poor youngling, For whom we sing, By by lully lullay? (Refrain) Herod, the king, In his raging, Chargèd he hath this day His men of night, In his own sight, All young children to slay. (Refrain) That woe is me, Poor child for the! And ever morn and day, For thy parting Neither say nor sing By by lully lullay! Lully lulla Thou little tiny child By bye lully lullay Lully lulla Thou little tiny child By by lully lullay By by lully lullay. This song is sung by the women of Bethlehem in the play, just before Herod's soldiers come to slaughter their children.

[@kittengamer1915]

Its bye bye not by by

[@jill_daw]

Beautiful. Although I feel a little seasick from the circular panning

[@YfkeS10]

@@kittengamer1915 No it's not go look it up if you don't believe it

[@bobbytheelectric]

So touching 😢😢😢

[@sarahrasmussen6867]

So magical. Their voices were heard in heaven.xxx

[@VelcroKittie]

So truly beautiful. I also love the patience they choose to apply in the tempo of this version. Some versions are a little too rushed for my liking, and whilst they are beautiful, this approach works best. It brings out the best in a stunning composition.

[@samrodian919]

I agree with you, and It also helps to have an almost perfect acoustic in this church, which lends itself to this tempo. Or rather dictates the tempo.

[@JamesScarborough5290]

Just beautiful. The miracle of the human voice.

[@markfinlayson7568]

I have literally just heard this for the first time while watching a Carol service on television. It is one of the most wonderful things I have ever heard in my life. So so sad and so so beautiful. It is very moving and performed so well by this group of singers.

[@anne-marieflandrin8255]

j'adore trop cette version de Lully, Lulla, Lullay: quelle dignité, quel intériorité! C'est à donner le frisson...

[@louis.leotino]

My choir is practicing this song for the upcoming Christmas show. It is so beautiful

[@rosasorrentino724]

Meravigliosa interpretazione e bellissimo il brano 🎉🎉

[@anthonybenson]

What a stunningly beautiful performance!

[@MrGreatplum]

We are singing this at our 9 lessons and carols this year - such a magical piece. And fortuitously, I am singing at carol concert at St Stephen’s Wallbrook next week (where this was filmed.)

[@ankewunder7092]

DAS IST SPITZE! Voices from Heaven! Berührt mich...

[@anoukvansoest8763]

@philipstopford this is the best version of your beautiful song i have ever heard. I listen to it the whole year through

[@christopherhill2786]

The acoustics in this building are superb and well suited to a small group such as Voces8 with their emphasis on vocal blending producing such a stunning effect.

[@gabrielozor3276]

I've always loved this piece. I'm planning to sing this with a couple of youths this year. So awesome

[@leoe8304]

One of the best a-capella performances I've ever heard. So clear, so precise, so balanced and nicely intoned. An on top: a beautiful video in a beautiful scenery. Bravo!

[@ricardoblancorodriguez5457]

Absolutamente Conmovedora! La conjunción de las 7 bellas artes: Arquitectura, Escultura, Música, Literatura, Pintura, Cine y Danza! Sublime! Muchísimas gracias por este regalo! 👏👏👏👏

[@saraoommen6403]

Absolutely beautiful, a feast to the ears and eyes

[@lotteuytterhoeven2431]

This is beautiful beyond words...just tears streaming down my face

[@luckypunch89]

absolutely in love with this kind of art. Is there anything amazing like this?

[@brianazz]

This is truly beautiful. Thank you!

[@idibidibooo1]

I can listen to this all day long

[@danielguillot9881]

Thank you to Voces8 for sharing such beautiful a capella songs .

[@alisonalcock5218]

So sorrowful, yet I cannot imagine anything more beautifully sung or expressed. Very much love....

[@ankewunder7092]

Ich kannte das bisher nur von einem niederländischen (spitzen) Jungen-Kirchen-Chor... aber das da finde ich besser! Wunderschöne Melodie... engelsgleicher Gesang! Fast überirdisch... Vielen Dank für´s Hochladen und liebe Grüße!

[@healingspirit7999]

beautiful beyond belief....

[@hildegardnatalini7808]

So proud to sing this wonderful music with my choir !!!

[@guilhermesobrinho1329]

Jesus, this is so beautiful...

[@lesliebeaumont9512]

On Holy Innocents....this ministered to me. 2020. Exquisite singing and a beautifully shot video. Thank you Voces 8

[@lyndaanderson4298]

Sooothing the soul , simply angelic voices 🙏❤️🦋

[@TheMusicPinkLover91]

Listening to your harmonies blending is medicine to the soul. I could feel the vibrations in your voices curing me. Such a divine and peaceful interpretation. Massive well done! ❤

[@anangusdejota7583]

Hoy es 28 de diciembre de 2021. Acabo de descubrir esta hermosa canción que recuerda este Día de los Santos Inocentes.

[@annee1607]

Always crying when i hear this.

[@marylinecoin-robert4644]

Seigneur que c est beau merci

[@janeaa4666]

So beautiful, yet so sad

[@OliverOgg]

Beautiful and effortless! Thank you (and singing this tomorrow!)

[@ΑλεξάνδραΣπαγοπούλου]

Glorious to the human voice ! An excellent interpretation . Congrats from Hellas!! ❣❣❣

[@DerMusiker-vm6wh]

Absolutely amazing these 8 unique voices every time I'll hear such wonderful harmonies I'll get goosebumps that's my dream singing in such a beautiful sounding ensemble 😍😍😍😊

[@zoilaocean8834]

🇳🇦🇳🇦 I luv this from Namibia

[@TheMusicalboxer]

Very beautiful work, stunningly performed in a wonderful setting.

[@kavacommunications4701]

Breathtaking. And breathtaking that that G sharp (??) emerges so beautifully out of the whole rather than showboating over the top. Fab as ever Ms Cockerham.

[@h4zel932]

Yes it's a G sharp (A flat but who's keeping track of proper music theory)

[@raquelmunoz8946]

Sounds great! It is beautiful.

[@iqraes]

Another AWESOME performance!! 👏👏👏👏👏💗

[@gabriellelacrepe5586]

Cette musique est vraiment magnifique, et magnifiquement bien interprétée !

[@soulfulskywalker]

Beautiful!! As is St Stephen Walbrook church. An architectural gem designed by nonother than Christopher Wren.

[@BigAidsIII]

A super church. Shame about the silly altar! But a wonderful place to praise the Almighty

[@pianoboyo]

Yes. Wren knew a thing or two about beauty, form and function too. This recording is a very beautiful synthesis... As close as we can get to perfection 🙏

[@yvonnemason9137]

Absolute perfection!

[@huguesmace135]

Bonjour vous revenez quand sur la région Nantaise

[@oscarreyes2717]

Celestial voices...thanks

[@SimonDenmanAuthor]

Just beautiful!

[@helenbradshaw5787]

Absolutely beautiful

[@margaritalopezrojas3050]

Impresionante!!!!

[@paulaliliana479]

São perfeitos

[@christinebousell4984]

Beautful, pefect. thank you x

[@jorgvasel6877]

that's great - beautifully matched to the choir

[@scudleivers2439]

2 pieces I would LOVE to hear Voces8 sing..... Bring us O lord God... William Harris.... and Virga Jesse... Anton Bruckner

[@joeshaw321]

Beautiful!

[@colinrichard-johnson1379]

Breathtakingly gorgeous music. Great in chilling out.

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

Wonderful performance 😍💙💕💓💖

[@Waldlaeufer70]

So wonderful! And the soprano close to the end: goosebumps! Thank you very much for your concert in Guebwiller on 18th May, including the nice short talk to some of you and your autographs on the CDs. :)

[@LauluTiia]

Perfection

[@patrickjwilliams8342]

So beautiful.

[@isobeljohnshoward]

The most beautiful song 😩🙌♥️🕊

[@vimukthi22]

Good job Voces8. i love this video beautiful accapela.

[@misaelcapone135]

Heart-touching!

[@susanneroepke3836]

Ich habe mir nicht alle 157 Kommentare durchgelesen ;0), also vlt steht das Folgende schon irgendwo: Dieses Lied ist ein englisches Volkslied, das Abschiedslied einer Mutter (vieler Mütter) von ihrem (ihren) toten Kind(ern). Es wurde traditionell in den 12-Nächten gesungen, also in der Zeit zwischen Weihnachten und dem 5.Januar. Dass es solche Wirkung entfaltet, liegt vlt daran, dass diese Klage etwas sehr Universelles hat.

[@marcotuliomacedobicalhomar8320]

When I hear this song I remember my younger brother and feel very sad for the women who lost their children because of Herod's madness.

[@WaftyHippyLass]

Just so beautiful - thanks for uploading this. :)

[@marklee7864]

Wunderschön♥♥♥

[@loancet1878]

When listening this beautiful song, all my thoughts and prayers go to young children wounded or killed under the bombs in Ukraine... Please God, bring them peace

[@tomsport4537]

Hopefully, Ukraine is liberated soon. How can they continue shelling people

[@anettebuisman]

Beautiful😍

[@colintrevorsaddington2187]

Such a beautiful piece of music and I will dedicate this with thanks for looking after me while poorly to "A" she knows who I mean.