Lyrics

As I came over yonders hill I spied a mighty turkey
He flapped his wings and he spread his tail
And his feet looked awful dirty
Fol-link-a-tidy
Fol-de-link-a-tidy-o
Fol-link-a-tidy
And his feet looked awful dirty

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Lyrics

Albuquerque is a turkey,
And he’s feathered and he’s fine
And he wobbles and he gobbles
And he’s absolutely mine.

He’s the best pet that you can get,
Better than a dog or cat,
He’s my Albuquerque turkey,
And I’m awfully proud of that.

And my Albuquerque turkey
Is so happy in his bed,
‘Cause for our Thanksgiving dinner,
We had scrambled eggs instead.

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Lyrics

1. Here we come a-wassailing, among the leaves of green;
Here we come a-wandering, so fairly to be seen.

Refrain
Our jolly wassail, our jolly wassail,
Love and joy come to you and to our wassail bough;
Pray God bless you, and send you a happy New Year,
A New Year, a New Years
Pray God bless you, and send you a happy New Year.

2. We are not daily beggars, that beg from door to door;
We are the neighbours’ children, whom you have seen before. Refrain

3. I have a little purse, it is made of leather skin;
I want a little sixpence, to line it well within. Refrain

4. Bring us out the table, and spread it with the cloth;
Bring us out the bread and cheese, and a bit of your Christmas loaf. Refrain

5. God bless the master of this house, and the mistress too;
Also the little children, which round the table grew. Refrain

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Lyrics

Mér um hug og hjarta nú,
hljómar sætir líða.
Óma vorljóð, óma þú,
út um grundir víða.
Hljóma þar við hús þú sér,
hýrleg blómin skína.
Fríðri rós, er fyrir ber,
færðu kveðju mína.

Translation – Around My Thoughts and Heart

Around my thoughts and heart now
Sweet sounds hover.
Ring, spring poem, ring
Out over the wide land.
Resound around the house there
Where cheerful flowers shine.
Peaceful rose, if you find her there,
Give her my greeting!
(source)

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Lyrics

Tuntut taint. Alingnillkici.
Santa Claus-eq tainia’ artuq.
ting a-ling a-ling.

Akma kuluk’uunat kaugai.
Ing’igun-ruq taitaartuq.
Tamaagun-ruq taitaartuq.
ting a-ling a-ling.

Translation – The Reindeer are Coming

The reindeer are coming. Don’t be afraid.
Santa Claus is coming soon.
ting a-ling a-ling.

In the distance he is ringing the bells
From the mountains he comes
From over there he comes.
ting a-ling a-ling.
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Lyrics

Kinder swijcht so mooch di horen
Ecce mundis gaudia
Hoe heer Jesus is gheboren
In te sunt solemnia
O virgo Maria
Dei plena gracia!

Translation

Dutch: Children say so beautiful
Latin: Behold the clean joys
Dutch: How Lord Jesus is born
Latin: You are the solemn celebration
O virgin Mary
Of god full of grace!
(Source of Dutch translation)
(Source of Latin translation)

English lyrics

1. Children sing a carol splendid
Ecce mundis gaudia
On this morning Christ descended
In te sunt solemnia
O virgo Maria
Dei plena gracia!

2. In the midnight to a maiden…
Gabriel with good news laden…

3. Came and gave her friendly greeting…
God’s especial business trusting…

4. Said His Son would be her baby…
Till, she said, how such things may be…

5. Then the angel spoke a wonder…
God would keep her maid and mother…

6. So she bore the Heavenly Stranger…
So she laid Him in a manger…

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Lyrics

Kalin esperan arhontes
an i-, an ine orismos sas,
Xristu ti thia genissi
Na po, na po st’ arhontiko sas,
Xristos gennate simeron
en Vi-, en Vithleem ti poli,
I ourani agalonte
Herete I fissis oli

En to spileo tiktete
en fa-, en fatni ton alogon
o vassilefs ton ouranon
ke pi-, ke piitis ton olon
plithos agelon psalousi
to do-, to doksa en ipsistis
ke touton aksion esti
I ton, I ton pimenon pistis

Ek tis Pesias erxonte
tris ma-, tris magi me ta dora
Astro lambro tous odigi
Xoris, Xoris na lipsi I ora

Translation

Good evening Kings,
if it is your will,
Christ the Divine Birth,
to sing in your mansion.
Christ is born today,
in Bethlehem the city,
the heavens are rejoicing,
rejoices the nature all.

Inside the cave (He) is being born
In a manger for horses
The King of heaven
The Creator of all.
Numerous angels are singing,
Glory in the highest,
and this is an honor,
the shepherd’s faith.

They come from Persia
three magicians with gifts
star shining leads them
Without any delay.
(source) (source)

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Lyrics

1. Hoe leit dit kindeke hier in de kou
Ziet eens hoe alle zijn ledekens beven.
Ziet eens hoe dat het weent en krijt van rouw!

Refrain
Na, na, na, na, na, na, kindeke teer,
Ei zwijg toch stil, sus, sus! En krijt niet meer

2. Sa, ras dan, herderkens, komt naar de stal
Speelt een zoet liedeken voor dit teer lammeke
Het dunkt mij dat het nu haast slapen zal. Refrain

3. En gij, o engeltjes, komt hier ook bij
Zingt een motetteke voor uwen koning
Wilt hem vermaken met uw melodij. Refrain

Translation – How This Little Child

How this little child lies in the cold,
See how all his limbs tremble.
Look at how he weeps and cries of mourning!

Refrain
Na, na, na, na, na, na, delicate small child,
Just keep silent, sh, sh! And no longer cry.

2. So, race then, shepherds, come to the stable,
Play a sweet song for this little lambkin,
It seems to me that He will soon be sleeping. Refrain

3. And you, oh little angels, also come here
Sing a motet for your king
To entertain him with your melody. Refrain

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Lyrics

1. Jongens, heb je ‘t al vernomen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Sinterklaas is aangekomen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Laat ons zingen hand in hand
Sinterklaas is weer in ‘t land
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

2. Mooie winkels allerwegen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Prachtig speelgoed lacht ons tegen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
‘t Knechtje, ja die zwarte man
Koopt maar, koopt maar wat hij kan
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

3. Alle kind’ren hupp’len, springen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Hoor ze vrolijk juichen, zingen
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Ik zing ook plezierig mee
Heerlijk, heerlijk is ‘t, hoezee!
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

Translation

1. Children, have you already heard of it?
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Sinterklaas has arrived
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Let us sing hand in hand
Sinterklaas is back in the country
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

2. Beautiful shops, all
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Wonderful toys are laughing at us
Tiralalali, tiralalala
The servant, yes, that black man
Just buy, buy what he can
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

3. All children are hopping, jumping
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Hear them cheerfully cheering, singing
Tiralalali, tiralalala
I also sing with pleasure
Wonderful, wonderful it is, hooray!
Tiralalali, tiralalala
Tiralalali, tiralalala!

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Lyrics

Voici la Noël, le temps des veillées (repeat)
Tous les fiancés sont à l’assemblée.

Refrain
Va mon ami, va, la lune se lève.
Va mon ami, va, la lune s’en va.

Tous les fiancés sont à l’assemblée (repeat)
Le mien n’ira pas, j’en suis assurée. Refrain

Le mien n’ira pas, j’en suis assurée, (repeat)
Il est à Paris ou bien en Vendée. Refrain

Il est à Paris ou dans la Vendée, (repeat)
Qu’apportera-t-il à sa bien-aimée. Refrain

Qu’apportera-t-il à sa bien-aimée, (repeat)
Chapelet d’argent, ceinture dorée. Refrain

Chapelet d’argent, ceinture dorée (repeat)
Ou bien le bouquet de la fiancée. Refrain

Translation

Here is Christmas, the time of the evenings, (repeat)
Where all the lovers go to the assembly.

Refrain
Go, my friend, go, the moon is rising,
Go, my friend, go, the moon goes away.

Where all the lovers go to the assembly, (repeat)
Mine will not go, I’m sure. Refrain

Mine will not go, I’m sure, (repeat)
He is in Paris or in the Vendée. Refrain

He is in Paris or in the Vendée, (repeat)
What will he bring to his beloved? Refrain

What will he bring to his beloved, (repeat)
Silver rosary, golden belt. Refrain

Silver rosary, golden belt, (repeat)
And then the bouquet of his fiancée. Refrain

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Lyrics

Moş Crăciun cu plete dalbe
A sosit de prin nămeţi
Şi aduce daruri multe
La fetiţe şi băieţi

Refrain
Moş Crăciun, Moş Crăciun!

Din bătrani se povesteşte
Că-n toţi anii negreşit
Moş Crăciun pribeag soseşte
Niciodată n-a lipsit Refrain

Moş Crăciun cu plete dalbe
Incotro vrei s-o apuci
Ţi-aş canta Florile dalbe
De la noi să nu te duci! Refrain

Translation

Santa Claus With White Hair

Santa Claus with white hair
Has made his way through the snowdrifts
To bring many presents
To little boys and little girls.

Refrain
Santa Claus, Santa Claus!

From ancient times they tell the story
Of Santa Claus who without fail
Comes every year, roaming the world,
He has never missed a year.  Refrain

Santa Claus with white hair
Where do you want to go?
We’d sing to you Florile dalbe*
So that you wouldn’t leave us.  Refrain

*Florile dalbe is a Romanian Christmas carol, which translates to “The White Flowers’’
(source) (source)

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Lyrics

Què li darem an el Noi de la Mare?
Què li darem que li sàpiga bo?
Li darem panses amb unes balances,
Li darem figues amb un paneró.

Què li darem al Fillet de Maria?
Què li darem al formós Infantó?
Panses i figues i nous i olives,
Panses i figues i mel i mató.

Tam-pa-tam-tam que les figues són verdes,
Tam-pa-tam-tam que ja maduraran.
Si no maduren el dia de Pasqua,
maduraran en el dia del Ram.

Translation

What will we give to the Son of the Mother?
What will we give that he will enjoy?
We shall give Him a tray full of raisins,
We shall give a basket of figs.

What will we give to the beloved of Mary?
What will we give to her beautiful Child?
Raisins and figs and nuts and olives,
Raisins and figs and honey and curd.

Tam-pan-tam-tam, the figs are green,
Tam-pa-tam-tam, they will mature.
If they do not mature on Easter,
They will mature on Palm Sunday.
(source) (source) (source)

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Lyrics

Trei păstori se întâlniră
Trei păstori se întâlniră
Raza soarelui, floarea soarelui
Şi aşa se sfătuiră.

Haideţi fraţilor să mergem
Haideţi fraţilor să mergem
Raza soarelui, floarea soarelui
Floricele să culegem.

Şi să facem o cunună
Şi să facem o cunună
Raza soarelui, floarea soarelui
S-o împletim cu voie bună.

Şi s-o ducem lui Hristos
Şi s-o ducem lui Hristos
Raza soarelui, floarea soarelui
Să ne fie de folos.

Translation

Three shepherds met
Three shepherds met
Sunshine, sunflower
And so he counseled.

Let the brothers go
Let the brothers go
Sunshine, sunflower
Flowers to collect.

And make a crown
And make a crown
Sunshine, sunflower
Let’s do it well.

And let’s take it to Christ
And let’s take it to Christ
Sunshine, sunflower
Let us be useful.

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Lyrics

1. In Bethlehem city, in Judea it was,
That Joseph and Mary together did pass,
All for to be taxed when thither they came,
For Caesar Augustus commanded the same.

Refrain
Then let us be merry, cast sorrow away,
Our Saviour Christ Jesus was born on this day.

2. But Mary’s full time being come as we find,
She brought forth her first-born to save all mankind;
The inn being full of the heavenly Guest,
No place could she find to lay Him to rest. Refrain

3. Blest Mary, blest Mary, so meek and so mild,
All wrapped up in swathing this heavenly Child,
Contented she laid where oxen do feed,
The great God of nature approved of the deed. Refrain

4. To teach us humility all this was done,
To learn us from hence haughty pride for to shun
The manger His cradle Who came from above,
The great God of mercy, of peace and of love. Refrain

5. Then presently after the shepherds did spy,
Vast numbers of angels did stand in the sky;
So merry were talking, so sweetly did sing,
“All glory and praise to the heavenly King!” Refrain

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Lyrics

Sansa kroma
Ne na woo aw
Che che kokoma
(repeat)

Pronunciation

sah-sah kroh-mah nee nay woo aw-chay chay koh-koh mah (The “n” in “sansa” is not pronounced.)

Translation

Sansa, the hawk
You are an orphan
And so you snatch up baby chicks

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Lyrics

Ting-a-ling-a-ling go the sleigh bells sweet
Ting-a-ling-a-ling in the snowy street
Here comes a sleigh to take us riding,
Merrily along on its runners gliding
Stops for a moment in the snow
Tumble-umble in and then away we go!

Ting-a-ling-a-ling as we glide along
Ting-a-ling-a-ling is the sleigh bells’ song
See how the horses pull together
Galloping along in the frosty weather
Trot I go the hoofs with cheery sound
Clatter, clatter, clatter o’er the frozen ground

Ting-a-ling-a-ling by the frozen lake
Ting-a-ling-a-ling, what a noise we make.
All afternoon our bells are tinkling,
With a merry tune till the stars are twinkling;
Back to the city turn we fast,
Ting-a-ling-a-ling and now we’re home at last!

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Lyrics

1. Peep squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um
Peep squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um (repeat)

2. Hop squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um…

3. Run squirrel, Ya di da di deedy um…

4. Come here mule, Ya di da di deedy um…

5. Whoa mule, I can’t get the saddle on…

6. Go that mule, I can’t get the saddle on…

7. Go that squirrel, I can’t get the saddle on…

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Verse 1: While students sing “peep,” Squirrel walks.
Verses 2 & 3: Squirrel hops or runs.
At the end of each verse, the Squirrel taps another student to be the next Squirrel.

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Lyrics

Es wird scho glei dumpa,
es wird scho glei Nacht,
Drum kimm i zu dir her,
mei Heiland auf d’Wacht.
Will singa a Liadl,
dem Liebling dem kloan,
Du magst ja net schlafn,
i hör die nur woan.

Refrain
Hei, hei, hei, hei!
Schlaf siaß, herzliabs Kind!

Vergiss jetzt, o Kinderl,
dein Kumma, dei Load,
daß du da muaßt leidn
im Stall auf da Hoad.
Es ziern ja die Engerl
dei Liagerstatt aus.
Möcht schöna nit sein drin
an König sei Haus. Refrain

Translation

It will soon be dark,
it will soon be night,
That’s why I come to You,
My Savior, who keeps watch.
I’d like to sing a little song
to the darling child, the little one.
You don’t feel like sleeping,
I hear You only cry.

Refrain
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Sleep sweetly, dearest child.

Forget now, oh child,
Your troubles, Your sorrow,
That You must suffer there
in the stable in the strange land.
The angels adorn Your bed,
A king in his house could not look better.

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Lyrics

Tria karavakia me hrisa pania,
Me hrisa pania,
Tria karavakia me hrisa pania
Irthan tin avgoula, tin protohronia

Ti kala mas fernoun, ela na mas pis,
Ela na mas pis,
Ta hrisa karavia me taspra pania,
Pou ides tin avgoula, tin protohronia

Tris hrises kopelles, tris omorfonies,
Tris omorfonies,
Ida sta karavia me taspra pania
Pou irthan tin avgoula tin protohronia

Mia glia sfirizi, alli tragoudi
Alli tragoudi,
Ke mes sta karavia me taspra pania
Irthan na mas feroun tin Kali Hronia.

Translation

Three little boats with golden sails,
With golden sails,
Three little boats with golden sails
Came early on New Year’s morn.

What gifts did they bring us, come tell us
Come tell us,
The three golden boats with white sails
Which you saw on New Year’s morn.

Three golden girls, three beautiful girls,
Three beautiful girls
I saw on the boats with white sails
Which came on New Year’s morn.

One sweetly whistles, another sings,
Another sings,
And in the boats with the white sails
They have come to bring us a Happy New Year.

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Lyrics

Ayios Vasilis erhete
Ke den mas katadehete
Apo, apo tin Kesaria.
Sis arhon sis arhondissa Kiria!

Vastai penna ke harti
Zaharokandio zimoti
Harti, hart ke kalamari.
Des eme, des eme, to pallikari!

To kalamari egrafe
Ti mira tou tin elege
Ke to, ke to parti omili.
To hriso, to hriso mas kariofili!

Arhiminia kiarhihronia
Psili mou dendrolivania,
Ka arhi, ke arhi kalos mas hronos,
Eklisia, eklisia, me tayio thronos!

Arhi pou vgiken o Hristos
Ayios ke Pnevmatikos,
Sti gi, sti gi na perpatisi
Ke na mas, ke na mas kalokardisi!

Translation

Saint Basil comes
And does not acknowledge us,
From, from Caesarea.
You are, you are the mistress of the house!

He holds a pen and paper
And leavened sweets.
Paper, paper and ink.
Look at me, look at me, the brave one!

The ink wrote
And told fortunes,
And the, and the paper spoke.
Our golden, our golden clove!

It is the first day of the month and the year,
My tall rosemary,
And from, and from the
Beginning a good year for us.
The church, the church with the holy throne!

Christ came in the beginning,
Holy and Spiritual,
On earth, on earth he walked
To give us, to give us good cheer!

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