THE BOAR´S HEAD / HERE WE COME A WASSAILING-Christmas Carol-Villancico

thanks to our friend AuroraABC who KINDLY founds THE BOAR´S HEAD lyrics at
http://www.christmas-songs.org/songs/boars_head_carol.html

THE BOAR´S HEAD
lyrics:

The boar's head in hand bear I
Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary.
And I pray you, my masters, be merry
Quot estis in convivio.(1)

Caput apri defero (2)
Reddens laudes DOMINO.(3)

The boar's head, I understand
The rarest dish in all the land
When thus all bedeck'd with gay garland
Let us servire cantico.(4)

Caput apri defero (2)
Reddens laudes DOMINO.(3)

Our steward hath provided this
In honor of the King of Bliss;
Which, on this day to be served there is
In Reginensi atrio.(5)

Caput apri defero (2)
Reddens laudes DOMINO(3)
Laudes DOMINO, laudes DOMINO (6)
DOMINO (7)

LATIN SENTENCES:
1. However many are at the feast.
2. I bring the boar's head.
3. rendering praises to The LORD.
4. serve it with a song.
5. In the Queen's hall
6. praises to The LORD, praises to The LORD.
7. The LORD.


HERE WE COME A WASSAILING
lyrics:

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a wand'ring,
So fair to be seen.
Chorus
Love and joy come to you,
And to your wassail too,
And God bless you and send you a happy new year,
And God send you a happy new year.
Chorus
Bring us out a table,
And spread it with a cloth;
Bring us out some the cheese
And some of your Christmas loaf
Chorus
God bless the Master of this house,
Likewise the Mistress too;
And all the little children
That round the table go.
Chorus

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[Shadeheart95]

I must say that these carols never stop warming my heart when I hear them. They bring back that feeling of contentment that I used to get when I was very small, sitting by the Christmas tree and the fire...thank you so much for sharing! Merry Christmas to you!

[avatarprimus]

thanks so much to you, i hope you have had a blessed and wonderful Christmas, and i hope your New Year brings you all the happiness, God bless you and your loved ones!!!

[muse3135]

I became a Latin teacher because I learned "the boar's head" when I was 11 and fell in love with it. Thanks for the post.

[avatarprimus]

muse3135, thats an awesome story, Latin is such a beautiful lenguage, i took a semester of etymology of Latin and greek when i was 16 or 17 years old, i wish i could speak Latin. thanks for sharing your memories, and i wish you a Happy New Year, God bless!!!

[thegirlwholovesmusic]

oh my goodness. thanks for this. this used to be apart of the annual christmas show at the theatre i grew up in. it was my favorite, but they cut it out several years back. i used to sing it all the time as a kid, butchering the latin of course.

[avatarprimus]

thanks for sharing these lovely memories, Merry Christmas!!!

[lichtbroeder]

I attended a Medieval feast in a former church years ago, and men carrying a roasted pig (decked with garlands!) sang this as they carried it into the hall. Wonderful to have heard it "in context", and a beautiful memory.

[DrJennyGyn]

This is one of the BEST Christmas carol videos ever posted on you tube.

Thank you very much and warm Christmas greetings from the Sunshine State.

[bakupen5554]

i'm in grade 6 and for our school christmas concert tommorow we're singing Here We Come A Wassailing

[avatarprimus]

lichtbroeder, wow, great memories, thank for sharing it, it must have been fascinating!!!