Sir Christemas
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General information
Lyricist: Anonymous 15th century.
Settings by composers
- Geoff Allan SATB
- Harrison Hackett SATB
- Peter Smith SATB
Texts and Translations
English and French text
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.
Who is there that singeth so,
Nowell.
I am here, Sir Christemas.
Welcome, my lord Sir Christemas!
Welcome to us all, both more and less!
Come near, Nowell.
Dieu vous garde, beaux sieurs, tidings I you bring:
A maid hath borne a child full young,
The which causeth you for to sing:
Nowell.
Christ is now born of a pure maid;
In an ox-stall he is laid,
Wherefore sing we all at a brayde:
Nowell.
Buvez bien par toute la compagnie,
Make good cheer and be right merry,
And sing with us now joyfully:
Nowell.