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Wolcum, Wolcum, Wolcum be thou hevenè king. Wolcum Yole! Wolcum, born in one morning. Wolcum for whom we sall sing! Wolcum be ye Stevene and Jon. Wolcum Innocentes every one. Wolcum, Thomas marter one. Wolcum, be ye, Good Newe Yere. Wolcum Twelfth Day both in fere, Wolcum, seintes lefe and dere, Wolcum Yole! Candelmesse, Quene of bliss. Wolcum bothe to more and lesse. Wolcum be ye that are here. Wolcum Yole! Wolcum alle and make good cheer. Wolcum alle another yere. Wolcum Yole! Wolcum!
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 14th century ) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Wolcum Yole!", op. 28 no. 2 (1942) [treble chorus, solo voices, and harp], from A Ceremony of Carols, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Willkommen Weihnacht!", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Bienvenue Noël !", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Tom White
This text was added to the website: 2007-10-01
Line count: 19
Word count: 84
Willkommen seist du, Himmelskönig. Willkommen Weihnacht! Willkommen der uns heut’ gebracht, dem unser Loblied zugedacht! Willkommen Stefan und Johann. Willkommen, die schuldlos in Herod’s Bann. willkommen,Thomas, dem Pein angetan, willkommen, Neujahr, gute Zeit willkommen der zwölfte, der beides bereit’, willkommen die ihr heilig seid. Willkommen Weihnacht! Willkommen Lichtmess, Darstellung des Herrn. Willkommen sei uns beides gern willkommen ihr, der Gläub’gen Schar. Willkommen Weihnacht! Willkommen, jubelt all - fürwahr willkommen seid im neuen Jahr. Willkommen Weihnacht!
Anmerkung des Übersetzers: Der Text reiht die Tage im Kirchenjahr auf: Geburt Christi 25.12.,den Gedenktag (26.12.) des ersten christlichen Märtyrers, Stephan, den Gedenktag (27.12.) des Apostels und Evangelisten Johannes, den Gedenktag (28.12.) der „Unschuldigen Kinder“ des von Herodes angeordneten Bethlehemitischen Kindermords, den Gedenktag = Todestag (29.12.) des Hl. Thomas Becket, erschlagen in der Kathedrale von Canterbury, Neujahrstag, Epiphanias und Dreikönigstag (6.1.) Lichtmess und Darstellung des Herrn (2.2.)
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2015-07-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 74