The Boar's Head Carol (Traditional)

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Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 50 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

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Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: Boar's Head Carol, The
Composer: Traditional

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations

English text

''The Boar's Head Carol''

Anonymous, 1521

1.

The boar's head in hand bear I

Bedecked with bays and rosemary .

I pray you, my masters, be merry

Quot estis in convivio. - [howsoever many are at the feast]

Caput apri defero, - [I bring the boar's head]

Reddens laudes Domino. - [rendering praises to the Lord]

2.

The boar's head, as I understand,

Is the rarest dish in all the land,

Which thus bedecked with a gay garland,

Servitur cum sinapio. - [it is served with mustard]

Caput apri defero,

Reddens laudes Domino.

3.

Our steward hath provided this

In honour of the King of bliss

Which on this day to be served is

In Reginensi Atrio: - [in the Queen's hall]

Caput apri defero,

Reddens laudes Domino.

4.

The boar's head, I dare well say,

Anon after the eleventh day,

He takes his leave and goes away,

Exivit tum de patria. - [he has then left the fatherland]

Caput apri defero,

Reddens laudes Domino.