Fum, Fum, Fum (Traditional)

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• CPDL #2479:

Editor: Abel Di Marco (added 2001-04-10).   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: FinaleViewer plug-in required to view the score; a Windows version may be obtained from the Cantoral site (  English or Spanish download page). 2 different versions are listed.

General Information

Title: Fum, Fum, Fum
Composer: Traditional

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: Catalan
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

Catalan text

1.

A vint-i-cinc de desembre,

fum, fum, fum.

Ha nascut un minyonet

ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet;

Fill de la Verge Maria,

n'és nat en una establia.

Fum, fum, fum.

2.

Aquí dalt de la muntanya,

fum, fum, fum,

si n'hi ha dos pastorets

abrigadets, abrigadets;

amb la pell i la samarra,

mengen ous i botifarra.

Fum, fum, fum

3.

Qui dirà més gran mentida?

fum, fum fum,

ja respon el majoral

amb gran cabal, amb gran cabal;

jo faré deu mil camades

amb un salt totes plegades.

English translation

1.

On December five and twenty,

Foom, foom, foom!

For the love of us is giv'n

The holy Infant, Son of Heav'n,

Of the Virgin, Joseph's bride,

To all the earth good will be tiding,

Foom, foom, foom!

2.

Little birds from out the forest,

Foom, foom, foom!

All your fledglings leave behind,

And seek the infant Savior kind.

Come, and build a downy nest

To warm the lovely Baby blessed,

Foom, foom, foom!

3.

Little stars up in the heavens,

Foom, foom, foom!

If you see the Baby cry,

O, do not answer with a sigh!

Rather, lighten up the sky

With Heav'ns beams of radiant brightness,

Foom, foom, foom!

Spanish translation

1.

Veinticinco de Diciembre,

fum, fum, fum.

Como un sol nació Jesús,

radiando luz, radiando luz.

De María era hijo;

un establo fué su cuna,

fum, fum, fum.