Lyrics and translation Anonymous, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Orchestra of Clare College, Cambridge & John Rutter - Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Ding-dong! Merrily on high in heaven the bells are ringing
Ding-dong! Verily the sky is riven with angels singing
"Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!"
"Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!"

E'en so, here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen
And i-o, i-o, i-o, by priest and people sungen
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully prime, your matin chime, you ringers
May you beautifully rhyme, your eve time song, you singers
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Ding-dong! Joyeusement dans les hauteurs, les cloches du ciel sonnent
Ding-dong! Véritablement, le ciel se fend avec des anges qui chantent
"Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!"
"Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!"

Ainsi, ici-bas, ci-dessous, que les cloches des clochers soient balancées
Et i-o, i-o, i-o, par le prêtre et le peuple chanté
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!

Je t'en prie, s'il te plaît, d'une manière diligente, frappe ta sonnerie matinale, toi, sonneur
Que tu rhymes magnifiquement, votre chanson du soir, vous, chanteurs
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, hosanna in excelsis!