Lyrics and translation Benjamin Britten feat. The Choirboys - Corpus Christi Carol (from A Boy Was Born)

Corpus Christi Carol (from A Boy Was Born)

He bare him up, he bare him down,
He bare him into an orchard brown.

Lully, lully, lully, lully
The falcon hath born my make away.

In that orchard there was an hall,
That was hanged with purple and pall.

And in that hall there was a bed,
It was hanged with gold so red.

Lully, lully, lully, lully
The falcon hath born my make away.

In that bed there lieth a knight,
His woundes bleeding day and night.

By that bedside kneeleth a may,
And she weepeth both night and day.

Lully, lully, lully, lully
The falcon hath born my make away.

And by that bedside there standeth a stone,
Corpus Christi written thereon.

Рождественская песнь (из "Младенец родился")

Он нес его вверх, он нес его вниз,
Он нес его в сад бурый.

Баю-баю, баю-баю,
Сокол унес мою любовь.

В том саду стоял чертог,
Завешанный пурпуром и тканью.

А в том чертоге стояла кровать,
Она была застелена золотом алым.

Баю-баю, баю-баю,
Сокол унес мою любовь.

На той кровати лежит рыцарь,
Его раны кровоточат день и ночь.

У той кровати стоит дева,
И плачет она и днем, и ночью.

Баю-баю, баю-баю,
Сокол унес мою любовь.

А у изголовья стоит камень,
И на нем написано "Тело Христово".