Britten - A Ceremony of Carols (04b) Balulalow

Benjamin Britten's
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
Opus 28, for 3-part treble chorus and harp
Sung by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Harp: Frances Kelly
Conductor: Richard Marlow
1997

04b. BALULALOW

O my deare hert, young Jesu sweit [sweet],
Prepare thy creddil in my spreit [spirit],
And I sall [shall] rock thee to my hert,
And never mair [more] from thee depart.

But I sall praise thee evermoir [evermore]
With sanges [songs] sweit unto thy gloir [glory];
The knees of my hert sall I bow,
And sing that richt [right] Balulalow.

Sources:
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Ceremony%20of%20Carols
http://www.californiaboyschoir.org/britten003.html

Category:

Music

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• britten
• ceremony
• of
• carols
• choir
• trinity
• college
• cambridge
• balulalow

[eeClaytonification]

this is definately a boy

[wizard9a9]

These are actually women from the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.

[dingleberrychinkle1]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS!!! it's SO BEAUTIFUL!!! ceremony of carols is my favorite piece by britten.

actually, a woman's chorus sounds great on this. my chorus sang it a couple times, and i actually think the pureness of a woman's voice is better for the pureness of the songs

[wizard9a9]

I've listened to both the Choir of King's College, Cambridge (Willcocks) and the Copenhagen Boys Choir (with Britten himself) sing this, and neither come close to the women here.

[wizard9a9]

My guess is early 20's. The singers in the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge are mostly undergraduate Choral Scholars. The sound quality of the singers in this recording is particularly suitable.

[sherbetstraw]

good gracious this is stunning!!!! AMAZING GUY DOING THE SOLO!

[wizard9a9]

'Tis a she ;)

[jfluter]

Goodness! Can I please have a high boy soprano voice...just to feel what it's like to sing that high so effortlessly...even if it's just for a few minutes?

[VivienMarshmellow]

i sang this solo yesterday :)

[kopaygorod]

que hermosa

[FeliLuddy]

My favorite...



[thebritish25]

A wonderful Carol indeed but I must ask is there an extended version at all ??

Just that a hymn so great feels that it should be longer than 1.30

[camiille171]

J'adore, c'est juste magnifique !

[holapeople24]

i sang the whole thing in a concert

[radam238]

This gave me such goose bumps! So beautiful. Brought back such wonderful and tender memories. Sometimes we humans really are blessed.

[Davvz96]

i cried when i went from a soprano to a tenor because my choir leader had prommised me this solo :(

[thatoperastar0604]

@wizard9a9 Awesome! Thanks! I wasn't sure if they were women or counter-tenors because its usually REALLY difficult for women to have straight tones now a days with little to no vibrato ya dig?