THE BOAR’S HEAD CAROL
The Boar’s Head Carol
The C boar’s head in G hand bear I,
Be- F deck’d with bays and G rosema- C ry;
And I C pray you, my masters,
G be merry, Quot F estis in con- G vivi- C o
C Caput G Apri C defe- G ro
F Reddens laudes G Domi- C no.
The boar’s head in hand bear I,
Bedeck’d with bays and rosemary;
And I pray you, my masters,
be merry,Quot estis in convivio
Caput Apri defero
Reddens laudes Domino.
The boar’s head, as I understand,
Is the rarest disk in all this land,
Which thus bedeck’d with a gay garland,
Let us servire cantico.
Caput Apri defero
Reddens laudes Domino.
Our Steward hath provided this
In honour of the King of Bliss;
Which on this day to be served is
In reginensi Atrio.
Caput Apri defero
Reddens laudes Domino.
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