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27 Nov 07 - 11:24 AM (#2203190) Subject: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: PeadarOfPortsmouth Just curious if anyone has the lyrics to this song. I'm planning to transpose them from a cassette tonight, but thought I'd see if someone already did the heavy lifting. ;-) Of course, if there's any history about the origins of the song, that would be great to know as well. Thanks in advance. Peter |
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27 Nov 07 - 11:48 AM (#2203203) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Peace Leaping And Dancing Shepherds and lasses, come leaping and dancing, Leaping and dancing the eve of Noel. Shepherds and lasses, come leaping and dancing, Leaping and dancing the eve of Noel. The eve of Noel, the eve of Noel. Make up a bed for the sweet Virgin Mary, Make her a bed, for she lies now with child. Hush-a-bye baby, he wakes and is weeping, Hush-a-bye baby, so little and mild. From the first hour that his mother has borne him, Weeps he and sobs, his first moments on earth. Now his young mother most tenderly soothes Him, Soothes him and sings her best song for his birth. What shall we give him, this child of young Mary? What shall we give him, to play our small parts? Grapes we will give him, figs, walnuts and olives; Olives and grapes, and the love of our hearts. I'd like to give him a dress to adorn him, Gloves for His warming, and gifts for his mirth. Weep no more, darling, nor grieve me so sorely, Weep not, my darling, this eve of Noel. |
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27 Nov 07 - 11:49 AM (#2203204) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Peace OOPS. That is from www.goldenhindmusic.com/lyrics/LEAPINGA.html |
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27 Nov 07 - 12:11 PM (#2203224) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: PeadarOfPortsmouth Holy Hannah, Peace...that was FAST! I didn't expect to see a reply with lyrics for a while. Thanks for tracking it down so quickly. Cheers, Peter |
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27 Nov 07 - 12:40 PM (#2203241) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: ClaireBear There's a Catalan carol called "Salten y Ballen" ... I'm not a Catalan speaker, but that certainly looks as though it should mean Leaping and Dancing. Could they be the same? |
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27 Nov 07 - 01:44 PM (#2203277) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Peace "Salten y Ballen (trad. Catalan) The response of shepherds and villagers to the joy felt at the holiday. This Catalonian carol is woven with the gaitas bagpipe melody and speaks of all the rustic gifts that the villagers plan to bring to the holy family." ############################################## Machine-translated page, CB. ############################################## Untranslated page. (Songs look similar in many ways.) ############################################## NOTE: There are midis with the two links above--both are essentially the same link. The snippet at the top is from the www. |
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27 Nov 07 - 02:17 PM (#2203298) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Peace Sorry, Peter. You are most welcome. |
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14 Nov 21 - 05:42 AM (#4126104) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: GUEST Is there a printed melody version of this text |
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16 Nov 21 - 10:53 AM (#4126364) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Nigel Parsons Guest: Apparently it's in The Penguin Book of Christmas Carols. No need for you to actually get a copy of the full book as I have a copy on order & will post the ABC melody once I get it. |
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16 Nov 21 - 11:31 AM (#4126368) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Nigel Parsons Also a performance Here, on YouTube |
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16 Nov 21 - 12:30 PM (#4126372) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: leeneia Thanks, Nigel. I've heard that tune before with the words, "What Shall We Give to the Child in the Manger." |
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18 Nov 21 - 11:45 AM (#4126618) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Nigel Parsons Leeneia: Looks likely to be another version with a title taken from an alternate translation of v5: What shall we give him, this child of young Mary? What shall we give him, to play our small parts? |
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19 Nov 21 - 06:44 PM (#4126748) Subject: RE: Origins: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: GUEST,Mother of Heroes The tune is based on the English country dance tune Half Hannikin, which I’ve always thought sounded Christmassy. Apparently I am not alone. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2HuXu2PFwCI |
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23 Nov 21 - 02:18 PM (#4127101) Subject: Tune Add: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: Nigel Parsons LEAPING AND DANCING Catalan Refrain Shepherds and lasses, come leaping and dancing, Leaping and dancing the eve of Noël. The eve of Noël, the eve of Noël. 1, Make up a bed for the sweet Virgin Mary, Make up a bed, for she lies now with child. 2, Hush-a-bye baby, he wakes and is weeping, Hush-a-bye baby, so little and mild. 3, What shall we give him, the young child of Mary? What shall we give him, to play our small parts? 4, Grapes we will give him, figs, walnuts and olives; Olives and grapes, and the love of our hearts. 5, I'd like to give him a dress to adorn him, Gloves for his warming, and gifts for his mirth. 6, From the first hour that his mother has borne him, Weeps he and sobs, his first moments on earth. 7, Now his young mother most tenderly soothes him, Soothes him and sings her best song for his birth. 8, Weep no more, darling, nor grieve me so sorely, Weep not, my darling, this eve of Noël. (Final refrain 2 lines only!) X: 1 T:Leaping and dancing M:6/8 L:1/8 S: Penguin book of Christmas carols Z: NP 23 Nov 2021 K:D F3/2G/A | AGF E3/2D/E | F2 D F3/2G/A | AGF EF3/2E/ | D2 || (B/c/) d3/2c/B | A2 (B/c/) d3/c/B | A6 || F3/G/A| ABc d3/c/B | B2 A F3/G/A | ABc edB | A3 | w: Shep-herds and lass-es, come leap-ing and danc-ing, Leap-ing and danc-ing the eve of No-ël. The_ eve of No-ël, the_ eve of No-ël. Make up a bed for the sweet Vir-gin Ma-ry, Make up a bed, for she lies now with child. Copied from “The Penguin book of Christmas Carols” where the title is given as “LEAPING AND DANCING (SALTEN Y BALLEN). The notes go on “This Catalan folk carol of the French province of Roussillon from the Canteloube collection is characteristic of southern vigour and grace. The verse gives scope for solo and group treatment. Translation is by the book’s editor Elizabeth Poston The words (and verse order) differ slightly from those given earlier in the discussion NP |
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07 Dec 21 - 11:45 AM (#4128312) Subject: Lyr Add: What shall we give? From: Nigel Parsons Having splashed out on the Penguin book of Christmas Carols, I've just started doing a daily advent posting of carols on Facebook, using "Singing Together" and "Rhythm and Melody" as sources. I hadn't recognised it before during discussion, but this tune is used for "What shall we give?" in "Rhythm and Melody" for Autumn 1962 WHAT SHALL WE GIVE? What shall we give to the child of Our Lady? What shall we give to the Infant King? Silk for his baby clothes, down for his pillow; Tapestries hanging so fair round his bed; Shoes for his tiny feet, gloves for his fingers; Jewels and gold to adorn his sweet head. What shall we give to the child of Our Lady? What shall we give to the Infant King? Cloth for a swaddling band, manger to lie on; Straw for the stable floor under his bed; Nails for his feet and hands, gallows to die on; Crown made of thorns for his sorrowful head. What shall we give to the child of Our Lady? What shall we give to the Infant King? Smiles for the baby in stable so lowly; Tears for his anguish and grief for his pain; Love for his love that he offers to save us; Joy in the power that raised him again. |
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07 Dec 21 - 03:21 PM (#4128327) Subject: RE: Origins: Leaping and Dancing (Shepherds & Lasses) From: GUEST,Roger Nymphs and Shepherds always seems a bit iffy to me. |