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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Sir Christèmas
Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Nowell, nowell.
Who is there that singeth so,
I am here, Sir Christèmas.
Welcome, my lord Sir Christèmas!
Welcome to all, both more and less!
Come near, come near, come near,
Nowell, nowell.

Dieu vous garde, beaux sieurs,
Tidings I you bring:
A maid hath borne a child full young,
Which causeth you to sing:
Nowell, nowell.
Christ is now born of a pure maid,
Born of a pure maid;
In an ox-stall he is laid,
Wherefore sing we at a brayde:
Nowell, nowell.

Buvez bien, buvez bien
Par toute la compagnie.
Make good cheer and be right merry,
And sing with us now joyfully
Nowell, nowell

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 William James Mathias (1934 - 1992), "Sir Christèmas", op. 45 no. 4, from Ave Rex, no. 4. [ sung text verified 2 times]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Herr Weihnachtsmann", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Thomas Jaenicke

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-29
Line count: 22
Word count: 107

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