The Twelve Days of Christmas (Traditional)

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  • (Posted 2018-07-22)  CPDL #50624:   
Editor: Francis Melville (submitted 2018-07-22).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 125 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: SATB unaccompanied
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Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 21 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Unison

Genre: SecularCarol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Description:

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Original text and translations

English.png English text

1.
On the first day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

2.
On the second day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

3.
On the third day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

4.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

5.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

6.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

7.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

8.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

9.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

10.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

11.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

12.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drummings,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle-doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.

German.png German translation

Am ersten Weihnachtstag
schenkte mir mein Geliebter
ein Rebhuhn in einem Birnbaum.
zweiter Tag: zwei Turteltauben
dritter: drei französische Hennen
vierter: vier singende Vögel
fünfter: fünf goldene Ringe
sechster: sechs legende Gänse
siebter: sieben schwimmende Schwäne
achter: acht melkende Maiden
neunter: neun tanzende Damen
zehnter: zehn hüpfende Herren
elfter: elf dudelnde Dudelsackspieler
zwölfter: zwölf trommelnde Trommler