Deck the Halls
NOS GALAN8.7.8.7 with fa-la refrains with refrain
Words: Traditional Welsh carolMusic: NOS GALAN, Old Welsh air
Practice player: melody only, played by your browser. The intro is the closing line of the tune, as many churches play it. Melody and words transcribed from Father Finn's Carol Book (1917), p. 17, public domain.
Words
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
'Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la la la la la.
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
See the blazing yule before us,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la la la.
While I tell of Yuletide treasure,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la la la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
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