Traditional works by era

General information

These scores are generally traditional folksongs or carols. Some of the arrangements may be public domain while others may be new arrangements that the arranger has listed on CPDL. For an alphabetical list, see Traditional. For other scores by anonymous composers, you may wish to check the Anonymous page.

Medieval works Gabriel's Message Good Christian friends, rejoice Maria die zoude naer Bethleem gaen Memoria aeterna Noël nouvelet Renaissance works Adeste fideles Aggiu vistu lu mappamundu Bambino Divino Bohemian Christmas Carol Come, listen to my story Con dulces acentos Coventry Carol Cual lirio purísimo Ding Dong! Merrily on high Fra himlen kom en engel klar The Free Software Song The Glad New Year! Good Christian men, rejoice In dulci jubilo (Johan Diederich Behrens) Maria die soude (Anonymous) Medley of early carols (James W. Keefe) Nu is die roe O filii et filiae O heros invincibilis On this day earth shall ring Quem pastores laudavere La rosa enflorece (Angelina Figus) A Virgin unspotted The water is wide Baroque works Andemm, andemm, Vergin Maria (II) Ao bom Jesus saudemos Deilig er jorden Early to bed He smiles within his cradle Huron Carol - Jesous Ahatonhia Macht hoch die Tür, die Tor macht weit Mi alma, bendice al Señor Der Mond ist aufgegangen Nun ruhen alle Wälder (Paul Gerhardt) O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf On the mountain Que felizes hoje somos While by my sheep I watched at night / Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht' Classical works Ai, de mim, pelo pecado (Dev. Trèves) Andemm, andemm, Vergin Maria (I) Antyfon 1 Antyfon 1 - Pentecost Antyfon 3 The Babe of Bethlehem Bambinello bello bello Brigg Fair The Campbells are coming Drink to me only Early one morning Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Foundation Gesù bambin l'è nato in tanta povertà Give me Jesus Già la notte, o dolce Figlio Gore Gwiazda (Adriano Secco) Ich hab die Nacht geträumet John Barleycorn Laoidh Sliochd nan Gaidheal Miserere mei Mnogaya lyeta Shenandoah Solas na grèine Sweetest music softly stealing Tantum ergo Visusvēto Sakramentu We're going home to glory Romantic works Å jänta å ja Der Adam und d'Eva Addio padre e madre Ade zur guten Nacht Ainglean chuala sinn gu h-àrd Air du comte Orry Ak, krustā sistais Pestītāj All around my hat Älskade son, så bra att du kom An Laoidh Naiseanta Asmodée Auf dieser Welt hab' ich keine Freud' Auld lang syne Auprès de ma blonde The Babe in Bethlehem's manger laid Bailiff's daughter of Islington Believe me, if all those endearing young charms The Boar's Head Carol Brightest and best Buy a broom Canan nan Gaidheal The Christ is coming Ciemos dosimies uz stalli (Pòjdźmy wszyscy do stajenki) Come, come ye saints Come, thou long-expected Jesus Complainte de fualdès Cumha Cheap Breatainn Deck the hall Desidero mi Jesu Dievmātes litānija (itāļu tautas melodija) (Litanie alla Madonna) Dievmātes litānija (latīņu melodija simplex) Dievmātes litānija (latīņu melodija) Dievs cilvēka miesā dzima (Bóg zawitał w ludzkim ciele) Dobrú noc Drunten im Unterland L'émigration du plaisir En yndig og frydefuld sommertid Es klappert die Mühle am rauschenden Bach Es, es, es und es Eņģel's gaišs pie ganiem gāja (Bóg zawitał) Eņģeļus mēs dzirdējām (Angels we have heard on high) Fein sein, beinander bleib'n The first Nowell Le flaneur Flee as a bird The foggy dew Frère Étienne Le gascon Die Gedanken sind frei Gloucestershire Wassail Go down, Moses God rest you merry, gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Les grandes vérités Göttlich's Kindlein, dich zu grüßen Here we come a-wassailing The holly and the ivy Härlig är jorden Héloïse et Abailard I saw three ships come sailing in I tua wohl I've been working on the railroad Ich geh mit meiner Laterne Ich ging mit Lust und Freud Im schönsten Wiesengrunde Infant holy, Infant lowly (W zlobie lezy!) Inni e canti Jetzt kommt die Zeit Joseph, dearest Joseph mine Juanita Kas gan novērtēt var (Któż opłakać godnie może) The keeper Kein Feuer, keine Kohle Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit Kling, Glöckchen Kommet, ihr Hirten The land of the stranger Leanabh an àigh Let us break bread together Lieb Nachtigall, wach auf La marmotte en vie Medley of familiar carols (James W. Keefe) Medley of Gaelic carols (James W. Keefe) Meine Red' ist abschiedsvoll Mir kemman vom Gebirg Mira il tuo popolo The mistletoe bough Morning Has Broken Muss i denn Nav vairs miris dzīvības Kungs (Nie zna śmierci Pan żywota) Nie zna śmierci Pan żywota O bel Cuore del mio Gesù O crucified Redeemer O deued pob Cristion O Diandle tiaf drunt im Tal O felice, o chiara notte O gloriosa Virginum O Maria Gnadenvolle O Tannenbaum (secular) O Tannenbaum Oft in the stilly night Oh Virgen Maria Om sommaren sköna On the banks of Allan Water Le plaisir des rois et le roi des plaisirs Prepare the way, O Zion Priecīga mums ir šī diena (Wesoły nam dziś dzień nastał) Les raretés Reiz gani lopus ganīja (While shepherds watched) Reproches à Catherine Ritsch, ratsch, filibom bom bom Robin Adair El Rossinyol Rožkroņa svēto Schneidri schneidra Skye boat song Spožāk zvaigznes mirdzēt sāka (Bóg się rodzi) (Mamerts Celminskis) Stradalna Maty Sul mare luccica (Santa Lucia) Sussex Carol Teiksim dziesmās Jēzu (Z narodzenia Pana) Terezinka Tomorrow shall be my dancing day The Twelve Days of Christmas Udite amanti Les vapeurs Vöglein im Tannewald We wish you a merry Christmas Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär Wenn's Diandl sauber is What Child is this? While shepherds watched their flocks by night Will ye go, lassie? Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal À la claire Fontaine Ó Virgem da Conceição Early 20th century works A Jesus crucificado A morrer crucificado (Via Sacra) A morrer crucificado (Via Sacra) II A morrer crucificado (Via-Sacra) III Ai de mim pelo pecado Angels watching over me Anjos do céu Ao Menino Jesus de Praga Bendita e louvada seja a Paixão Bendita e louvada seja no céu Bendito o Rosário Bendito seja o santuário Bendito sejais Bendito, louvado seja The Birth of the Saviour Bom Jesus, a vossos pés Chegou o dia Cheia sois de graça Chodské I. (Jindřich Jindřich) 4 chodské písně (Jindřich Jindřich) 10 chodských písní (Jindřich Jindřich) Clementíssimo Deus Com minha mãe estarei Contrito, humilhado Cumaibh suas a Ghàidhlig Da noite horrorosa Despe o luto, veste gala Divino Espírito Santo Do Prata ao Amazonas Doce Coração de Maria Down by the Salley gardens En casa del dimoni Espero ter a dita Espírito divino, acende em mim Eu creio em Vós Eņģel's ganiem sacīja (Anioł pasterzom mówił) Fazei de hosanas retumbar Francisco, esposo da pobreza Gitanita Glória nas alturas Graças demos à Senhora The great God of heaven Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary Hanukkah Song Henry Martin Hino católico dos brasileiros Hino da Propagação da Fé Hino do apostolado da oração Honra, glória (Cristo Rei) Hulán (František Pícha) Hóstia branca I know where I'm going Jesus Cristo está realmente Jesus no Horto das Oliveiras Jesus, amante das almas King Jesus hath a garden (Charles Wood) Kommt und lasst uns Christum ehren Kumbaya, my Lord Ladainha do SS. Nome de Jesus Lark in the clear air Lauda Jerusalem Dominum 3 lidové tance české (Otakar Zich) 8 lidových písní pro ženský sbor (František Pícha) Louvado seja o Santíssimo Maria lacrimosa Maria, ó Mãe adorável Mary had a Baby (James W. Keefe) Meu Anjo da Guarda Meu doce Jesus Meu Jesus crucificado Meu Jesus crucificado II Minha alma entoa um hino My Lord, what a morning Neste dia, ó Maria Národné spievanky (Mikuláš Moyzes) O cravo e a rosa O little town of Bethlehem O meu coração Once, as I remember Pan Buh vam zaplať (Leoš Janáček) Pecador, agora é tempo Pecadores redimidos Pequenino, pequenino Perdão, meu Jesus Perdão, ó meu Deus Perdão, ó meu Deus II Pitié mon Dieu Prometi no meu santo batismo Que dias de bênção Queres um bálsamo Róseo menino Salve, ó Virgem Salve, ó Virgem, toda doçura Salveto centies (O Aloysi) Santa Igreja Stayed on Jesus Sus pastores à porfia Sussex Carol (George Butterworth) Sussex Carol (Ralph Vaughan Williams) São José, feliz esposo Terna mãe, os teus louvores U Drahova je cestička (František Pícha) Ukvalské písně (Leoš Janáček) Um anjo à Virgem santa Vem, Senhor Deus Venček ľudových piesní č. 2 (Ladislav Stanček) Vinde alegres cantemos Vinde, Espírito divino Vinde, povos, trazer flores Virgem pura, concebida Virgem Santa, Deus te escolheu A virgin most pure Viva Jesus Vós que na vida Ward, The Pirate (Ralph Vaughan Williams) Die Weihnachtsnachtigall The winter'll soon be over Yorkshire Wassail Ó infante suavíssimo Ó Senhor, meu Jesus Cristo Ó Virgem Maria, ó mística flor Ó Virgem pura e bela Ó vós, que um alívio... vinde České tance, op. 17 A (Karel Konvalinka) 10 českých národních písní pro ženský sbor (Jindřich Máslo) Modern works A esta puerta llama un niño A great and mighty wonder A la nanita nana A media noche Ábranse los cielos Adiós, adiós Adiós, Reina del Cielo Adoro te, o panis caelice Ai preat (canto militare) (Tullio Visioli) Akú som si (Jan Šoupal) Al Corazón benigno de María Al Corazón de María Al Niño saludemos Al pie de la Cruz (Stabat Mater) Alabado sea Alegría, alegría, alegría All in a garden green All through the night Allt under himmelens fäste (Eva Toller) Amazing grace Amor a Cristo Dios Aničko, děvečko (Jan Šoupal) Anthem (Jon Corelis) Ar lan y môr As the lovely maiden (Gdy śliczna Panna) The Ashgrove Atoelomble Ave de Fátima Ave Maria, contigo es el Señor Away upon the mountain top (Da droben am Berge) Baby Jesus is crying (Jezus malusienki) Bard of Eve Bendito, bendito Bereden väg för Herran Black is the color of my true love's hair Blow the man down Boga, Boga Bogoroditse Devo, raduisya Bonny at morn (Percy Snowdon) Brennan on the moor By and by Byla cesta, byla ušlapaná (Miroslav Raichl) Byssan lull (Eva Toller) Camina, camina Campana sobre campana Los campanilleros (Arr.) Cantad, almas devotas Castanets are sounding Cerca de Ti, Señor A child this day is born Children, go where I send thee Chodila Maryška (Milan Uherek) Chodský den (Miroslav Raichl) Christmas Day in the Morning Christmas of Old Cockles and mussels Como prenda de mi afecto Contritos nos postramos Cor dulce Corazón Santo Corramos fervorosos Cristianos, venid Crown Him with many crowns Crux ave benedicta Dat du min Leevsten büst (Andreas Mattersteig) De Maria De Mayo Dear Mary journeys through the thorn (Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging) Deep river Dej Bůh štěstí (Milan Uherek) Del alto cielo El Desembre congelat Det stod en lind Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel? Dievmātes litānija (itāļu melodija) (Litanie alla Madonna) Dievmātes litānija (poļu melodija) (Litania do Najświętszej Maryi Panny) El dimoni escuat Dios te salve Maria Dolina (Jan Šoupal) Domaredansen Down in the river to pray The Dreydl Song Du är den ende (Eva Toller) Duermete Niño Chiquito Dulcisima Virgen Dyž sem šel okolo vrat (Rudolf Wünsch) Easter Song (Daniele Colla) Ej, Janku, Janíčku (Jan Šoupal) Ej, toč sa, děvče, toč sa (Miroslav Raichl) Ektenia sugubaia, Ektenia prositel'naia Elenka (Miroslav Raichl) Emacsvisan (Eva Toller) En Belén tocan a fuego En el Calvario En el portal de Belén En la postrera Cena En las pajas de un establo En medio de los pueblos Entonad solemnes cantos Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris Es gibt ja nichts Schön'res (Burkhart M. Schürmann) Esta noche caballeros Ett barn är fött på denna dag Eu te adoro, Hóstia divina Every time I feel the spirit Ezekiel saw the wheel Fit porta Christi pervia The foggy, foggy dew Free at last From the Highest Heaven (Aus dem Himmel ferne) Fum, Fum, Fum Gabriel's Message Get on board, little children The gift to be simple (Simple gifts) / Be thou humble (J. Ashley Hall) Go, tell it on the mountain God is born (Bog sie rodzi) God is so good Golden Slumbers (Miroslav Raichl) Good night ladies Ha nacido en un portal Hacia Belén va una burra Happy birthday He never said a mumblin' word (Tim Brace) Heaven and Earth (Nebo i Zeml'a) Heaven is a wonderful place Here's a health to the company Himno a Nuestra Señora de la Providencia Himnos de victoria Hosanna, loud hosanna (Ronald McVey) Hostia Divina The House of the Rising Sun Hrajú na Maru (Rudolf Wünsch) Härlig är jorden (Eva Toller) Höga berg och djupa dalar I couldn't hear nobody pray I knew my Lord Jesus (Richard Irwin) I see my Jesus crucified I'm gonna sing Ihr Mädchen vom Lande (Burkhart M. Schürmann) In nightly stillness (Wrsod nocnej ciszy) Irmosy sv. Ioanna Damaskina k troparyam sv. Andreia Kritskago Jacob's ladder Jag gick mig ut en afton Jag vet en dejlig rosa Jaká je ta láska zlá (Miroslav Raichl) Jeg lagde meg så silde Jenom ty mně (Jan Šoupal) Jungfru, jungfru, jungfru, jungfru skär Junggesellenlied (Burkhart M. Schürmann) Když jsem rozmarýnu trhala (Miroslav Raichl) The king Klang, min vackra bjällra (Eva Toller) Klara solen på himmelen den lyser (Eva Toller) Kom Julia, vi gå Kristallen den fina Kyjovice (Rudolf Wünsch) Lars Persson (Eva Toller) Lauda Sion Salvatorem Lay this body down Live a-humble Llegó Nochebuena Loch Lomond The Lord at first did Adam make Lord, I want to be a Christian Lord, speak to me (Ronald McVey) A lua girou Lullaby (Ninnananna) Lullaby dear Jesus (Lulajze Jesuniu) Lullaby, little pearl (Lulajze, Jezuniu) Madre, en la puerta hay un niño Mairi's wedding Malo ja, malo ti (Miroslav Raichl) May the road rise up - An Irish blessing Mennyből az angyal (Mick Swithinbank) Mitt hjerte alltid vanker Moja mala zove se Mici Muirsan Durcan My bonnie Nació, nació, pastores Nana Extremeña Nastal nám den veselý (Milan Uherek) Neapolitan bagpipe carol (Quando nascette ninno) Nebanovala bych (Jan Šoupal) Nebbi'a la valle Nesem vám noviny Nestískaj mi, šohaj, ručku (Jan Šoupal) Niemand heeft U ooit gezien No soft cradle (Wedrowali trzej krolowie) Nobody knows the trouble Noche serena El Noi de la Mare Now the green blade riseth Nu ska vi skörda linet idag 3 národní písně (Rudolf Wünsch) Näckens polska (Eva Toller) O caeli, obstupescite O Danny boy (Londonderry Air) O du saliga, o du heliga O God of grace, o God of power O Mary of graces O Sanctissima O so èra - Corsican chant O stella del mare O tysta ensamhet (Eva Toller) O voso galo, comadre Och jungfrun hon går i dansen Oh Dios, ante tus plantas Oh Maria, madre mia Oh Noche de paz Oh, what Babe lies crying? (A coz z ta Dziecina) One more river to cross Pastores de la montaña Pastores, venid Pequé, pequé, Dios mio Perdona a tu pueblo Perdón, oh Dios mio Polieleinyie stixi Počúvaj, počúvaj (Miroslav Raichl) Praise the Lord! Ye heavens adore Him Preblagoslovenna yesi, Bogoroditse Devo Pršelo, bylo ťma (Rudolf Wünsch) Quando virá, Senhor, o dia Quelle est cette odeur agréable Qui procedis ab utroque ¿Quién es ésta? ¡Qué hermosa luz! Razboinika blagorazumnago, Pleshchi Moia dax na rany The real old mountain dew Recibe, oh Dios eterno The Riddle Song Ride on, Jesus El Rio Roll, Jordan, roll Rorate caeli Sadila, sadila (Jan Šoupal) Salió de Dios Salve Cruz Salve Regina coelitum (3 versions) Salve, de los cielos Salve, Oh Reina Salve, Señora Sans Day Carol Santa Madre Scarborough fair Sedumdesát sukeň mala (Jan Šoupal) She moved through the fair (John J. Brackenborough) She moved through the fair Shepherds came to Bethlehem (Przybiezeli do Betlejem) Den signade dag Slane Som stjärnan uppå himmelen Somebody's knockin' at your door Somerset Carol Spirit of God (Richard Irwin) Steal away Still, still, still Straßenräuberlied (Burkhart M. Schürmann) Super Sole (In Ascensione Christi) Swing low, sweet chariot Tam tichou nad Lužnicí (Jan Šoupal) Tancuj, tancuj (Jan Šoupal) Tantum ergo (2 unison versions) Tantum ergo (choral version) Te adoramos, Hostia divina Telo Hristovo Ten těšínský mostek (Rudolf Wünsch) The Ash Grove There is a balm in Gilead There's whiskey in the jar Three Spirituals (Tim Brace) Thula baba, thula sana Thula S'thandwa Sam' Tierra, entona Till Österland vill jag fara Tjuv och tjuv, det ska du heta To anděl kámen odvalil (Milan Uherek) To ti povědam (Rudolf Wünsch) Tovačov (Jan Šoupal) Tre små gummor Los tres Reyes Tropari voskresny Tsur Yisroel (Anonymous) Tu reinarás Twenty-fifth day of December (Veinticinco de Diciembre) Tänker du, att jag förlorader är Ukolíbavka (Komenského) (Jan Šoupal) Uppå källabacken Usagi Uti vår hage Už sa fašang kráci (Miroslav Raichl) V horném konci svíťá (Milan Uherek) V čornom laśe (Rudolf Wünsch) Vaggvisa (Eva Toller) Valčík (Rudolf Wünsch) Vamos pastorcitos Ved la Victima Velichanie (Two samples) Velichit dusha moia Gospoda Vem kan segla Vem kan segla förutan vind (Eva Toller) Ven a nuestras almas Ven, Jesus Veni, o Sapientia Veni, veni Emmanuel (O come, O come Emmanuel) Veni, Veni Sancte Spiritus Venid, oh cristianos Vi gå över daggstänkta berg Vi ska ställa till en roliger dans Vi äro musikanter Viljen I veta och viljen I förstå Virgen pura The virgin Mary had a baby boy Vrť sa, dívča (Jan Šoupal) Väva vadmal Vårvindar friska (Eva Toller) Waltzing Mathilda Wayfaring Stranger We shall walk through the valley in peace We'll speak very softly (Falade ben baixo) Welladay Were you there? What Child is this? What shall we do with the drunken sailor When the saints go marching in Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? (J. Ashley Hall) Ya diciembre Yedinorodnyi Syne You may bury me in the East Za jeden krásný pohled tvůj (Jan Šoupal) Ó, co to tak gruchlo (Rudolf Wünsch) Škoda ťa, synečku (Miroslav Raichl)