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118. The Magi Went to Bethl'hem Long Ago

Text Information
First Line: Los magos que llegaron a Belén (The magi went to Bethl'hem long ago)
Title: The Magi Went to Bethl'hem Long Ago
Spanish Title: Los magos que llegaron a Belén
Translator: George K. Evans, b. 1917
Refrain First Line: Oh brillante estrella que anumcias la aurora (Lovely eastern star that tells us of God's morning)
Meter: 12 12 with refrain
Language: English; Spanish
Publication Date: 2002
Topic: Epiphany
Source: Traditional Puerto Rican carol
Copyright: Tr. © 1963, 1980. Walter Ehret and George K Evans, by permission of Walton Music Corp.
Tune Information
Name: ISLA DEL ENCANTO
Meter: 12 12 with refrain
Key: d minor
Source: Traditional Puerto Rican carol
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