{"id":25112,"date":"2022-12-18T09:46:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T08:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treurer.com\/?p=25112"},"modified":"2023-08-23T18:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:54:09","slug":"sibila-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cant de la Sibil-la in Mallorca"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25112\" class=\"elementor elementor-25112 elementor-18574\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3f9773 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3f9773\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8182ee5\" data-id=\"8182ee5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c303d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c303d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sibil-la is a sign of identity of which the Mallorcans are proud. After some years in which its presence was reduced in the liturgical celebrations of Christmas, in the last 30 years its representation has been recovered, becoming, in many occasions, the main reason for attending the Matins Mass or Midnight Mass.<\/p><p>Thus, in the homes of Mallorca the tradition dictated a Christmas Eve dinner (the eve of Christmas Day) in which the family would gather to taste together the frito mallorqu\u00edn de porcella. After dinner, the families would go to their parish church to attend the Maitines Mass, followed by a chocolatada with ensaimada in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c09762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c09762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20986\" alt=\"Der Gesang der Sibil\u00b7la auf Mallorca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/treurer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canto-Sibila-Mallorca-64x33.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445ea1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"445ea1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenidos \/ Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#The_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\" >The Cant de la Sibil-la<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#Origin_of_chant\" >Origin of chant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#Its_prohibition_and_almost_disappearance\" >Its prohibition and (almost) disappearance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#Lyrics_of_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\" >Lyrics of Cant de la Sibil-la<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#Catalan\" >Catal\u00e1n<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#English\" >English<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#Where_to_listen_to_the_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\" >Where to listen to the Cant de la Sibil-la<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/sibila-mallorca\/#The_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la_Intangible_Heritage_of_Humanity_by_UNESCO\" >The Cant de la Sibil-la, Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\"><\/span>The Cant de la Sibil-la<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Certain representations appear as part of the liturgical celebration in the Middle Ages. Their function was to help the common people to understand and memorize passages from the Bible, New Testament or ecclesiastical dogmas. &nbsp;The representation of the Passion of Christ, celebrated at Easter, or the adoration of the Reyes Magos, at Christmas, are some examples.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin_of_chant\"><\/span>Origin of chant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In ancient Greece and Rome, sibyls were women who possessed the gift of clairvoyance. After the arrival of Christianity in the empire, the sibyls were assimilated as prophetesses, attributing to them the announcement of the arrival of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the representation of the Sibyl in which a prophetess tells of the coming of the Last Judgment, the arrival of Jesus Christ and the catastrophes that would accompany him, became a piece that was performed during the Christmas Eve mass throughout the Western Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, on the cold and often rainy Christmas nights of the Middle Ages, a boy or a young countertenor assumed the role of a sibyl and, from the pulpit, and illuminated by just a few candles, prophesied the coming of the final judgment and the punishment of all the impure.<\/p>\n<p>The Sibyl narrated the terrible events in a Gregorian chant in Latin, Occitan, Spanish, Catalan, Galician or Basque, holding a sword that, at the end of the representation, would mark an imaginary cross. &nbsp;In Mallorca, and only in some churches, at the end of the representation, the Sibyl cuts with the sword a small thread that holds a sponge cake.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_prohibition_and_almost_disappearance\"><\/span>Its prohibition and (almost) disappearance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During the Council of Trent (1565) the representations and dances that took place in the temples were forbidden and, although the Council of Toledo allowed its celebration again, it did so as long as it did not take place during the liturgy.<\/p>\n<p>Thus the Sibyl stopped going up to the pulpit on Christmas Eve nights and its celebration fell into oblivion. However, in Mallorca (Spain) and Alghero (Sardinia, Italy, at that time part of the Kingdom of Aragon), it continued to be performed until our days, with the opposition of the ecclesiastical hierarchies but the consent of the local church.<\/p>\n<p>It was not until the Second Vatican Council (1965) that women were able to assume the role of sibyl in the performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6454d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bc6454d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=4qTjDcU3__A&amp;t=29s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08bc02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08bc02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lyrics_of_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\"><\/span>Lyrics of Cant de la Sibil-la<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>The first known texts were written in Latin in the 10th century. It was the oral tradition that allowed it to reach the 19th century, when it was documented.<\/p><p>The fact that it was the oral tradition that made it survive also meant that numerous versions were born from the original.<\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catalan\"><\/span>Catal\u00e1n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>Lo jorn del Judici<br \/>parr\u00e0 el qui haur\u00e0 fet servici.<\/p><p>Jesucrist, Rei universal,<br \/>home i ver D\u00e9u eternal,<br \/>del cel vindr\u00e0 per a jutjar<br \/>i a cada u lo just dar\u00e0.<\/p><p>Gran foc del cel davallar\u00e0;<br \/>mars, fonts i rius, tot cremar\u00e0.<br \/>Daran los peixos horribles crits<br \/>perdent los naturals delits.<\/p><p>Abans del Judici l&#8217;Anticrist vindr\u00e0<br \/>i a tot lo m\u00f3n turment dar\u00e0,<br \/>i se far\u00e0 com D\u00e9u servir,<br \/>i qui no el crega far\u00e0 morir.<\/p><p>Lo Sol perdr\u00e0 sa claredat<br \/>mostrant-se fosc i entelat,<br \/>la Lluna no dar\u00e0 claror<br \/>i tot lo m\u00f3n ser\u00e0 tristor.<\/p><p>Lo seu regnat ser\u00e0 molt breu;<br \/>en aquell temps sots poder seu<br \/>moriran m\u00e0rtirs tots a un lloc<br \/>aquells dos sants, Elies i Enoc.<\/p><p>Als mals dir\u00e0 molt agrament:<br \/>\u2014Anau, maleits, en el turment!<br \/>anau-vos-ne en el foc etern<br \/>amb v\u00f2stron pr\u00edncep de l&#8217;infern!<\/p><p>Als bons dir\u00e0:\u2014Fills meus, veniu!<br \/>benaventurats posse\u00efu<br \/>el regne que us he aparellat<br \/>des que lo m\u00f3n va esser creat!<\/p><p>Oh humil Verge! V\u00f3s qui heu parit<br \/>Jes\u00fas Infant aquesta nit,<br \/>a v\u00f2stron Fill vullau pregar<br \/>que de l&#8217;infern vulla&#8217;ns lliurar!<\/p><p>Lo jorn del Judici<br \/>parr\u00e0 qui haur\u00e0 fet servici.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81fb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c81fb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=rRwcc-5-bOs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8289d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de8289d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"English\"><\/span>English<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>The day of judgment will come to him who has served.<\/p><p>Jesus Christ, Universal King,<br \/>eternal man and true God,<br \/>will come from heaven to judge<br \/>and will give to each his just reward.<\/p><p>Great fire shall come down from heaven,<br \/>seas, fountains and rivers, all shall burn,<br \/>the fishes shall give great shouts,<br \/>losing their natural delights.<\/p><p>Before the judgment the Antichrist shall come,<br \/>and shall give torment to all the world,<br \/>and shall make himself as God to be served,<br \/>and whoever does not believe him will have him killed.<\/p><p>The sun shall lose its brightness<br \/>and it shall be dark and dim,<br \/>the moon shall not give light<br \/>and the whole world will be sadness.<\/p><p>His reign will be very brief,<br \/>in that time under his power<br \/>martyrs will die, all in one place,<br \/>those two saints, Elijah and Enoch.<\/p><p>To the wicked he will say very bitterly:<br \/>&#8211; Go, you cursed, to torment!<br \/>Go to the eternal fire<br \/>With your prince of hell!<\/p><p>To the good he will say: &#8211; My children, come!<br \/>Blessed are you, possess<br \/>the kingdom which I have given you<br \/>since the world was created!<\/p><p>O humble Virgin! You who have given birth<br \/>the child Jesus tonight,<br \/>Pray to your son<br \/>That he will deliver us from hell!<\/p><p>The day of judgment will come to him who has served.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23eddf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23eddf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/08VJxhaiArIhbrJhBmss33?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/225ndLEKqu767DbpRzKsia?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5IFoJ910cf74qJQkdS8yI9?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/20e6dP2LqSYlySCvdu6T6O?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/2TNi8i17FOUz1rHZhQA2KO?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b2e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b2e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_listen_to_the_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la\"><\/span>Where to listen to the Cant de la Sibil-la<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Cant de la Sibil-la is performed in almost all the churches of Mallorca. We will highlight, due to its proximity or special relevance, the ones celebrated in<\/p>\n<p><ul><li>Performed in the parish church.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=354444392010678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=354444392010678<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gN3O6P8ZFP4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gN3O6P8ZFP4<\/a><\/li><li>Cathedral of Mallorca.<\/li><li>Sant Francesc (Saint Francis).<\/li><li>Lluc Monastery.<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c4a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c4a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cant_de_la_Sibil-la_Intangible_Heritage_of_Humanity_by_UNESCO\"><\/span>The Cant de la Sibil-la, Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>The characteristics that make the Sibila a fusion between cultured and popular music, the deep-rootedness of this celebration in the population, despite the numerous customs that come from outside and replace local traditions, and its survival practically intact over eight centuries of existence, made UNESCO include the Cant de la Sibil-la as one of the 192 elements designated as Intangible Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Sibil-la is a piece of Gregorian chant that is performed during the Christmas Eve mass in the churches of Mallorca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,314],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-olive-oil-culture","category-turismo-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25112"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28607,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25112\/revisions\/28607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treurer.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}