Ding Dong! Merrily on high (Traditional)

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• (Posted 2020-11-07)  CPDL #61242:         

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Edition notes: Harmonization by Charles Wood, slight changes to Edition 26343.

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• (Posted 2012-05-30)  CPDL #26343:         

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• (Posted 2004-05-20)  CPDL #07041:  PDF and MIDI files.

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General Information

Title: Ding Dong! Merrily on high
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: George Ratcliffe Woodward

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or organ

First published:
Description: See also the Christmas Songbook

External websites:

• Free choir training aids for this work are available at Choralia.
• Cyber Hymnal entry for Ding Dong, Merrily on High
• Wikipedia article

Original text and translations

English and Latin text Ding, dong! Merrily on high In heav'n the bells are ringing Ding, dong! Verily the sky Is riv'n with angel singing 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. Pray ye dutifully prime Your matin chime, ye ringers May ye beautifully rime Your evetime song, ye singers Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis.

Esperanto translation Bim bom! Sonas en ĉiel’ Resono sonorila. Bim bom! Sonas de anĝel’ La kanto tre jubila: Gloru ni, hosana en la alto! Ankaŭ tie ĉi sur ter’ Preĝeja tur’ sonoru. Kantoj fluu tra aer’, Ĉar Dion ni adoru: Gloru ni, hosana en la alto! Pie preĝu en maten’, Vi kantu en vespero. Ĉie reĝu la refren’, Vi ĉantu kun sincero: Gloru ni, hosana en la alto! Translation by Roel Haveman

German translation Kling, klang! Tingelingeling! Die Himmelsglocken schwingen. Kling, klang! Tingelingeling! Die Engelchöre singen: Gloria! Hosanna in excelsis! Kling, klang! Auch auf Erden hier lasst Kirchenglocken schwingen. Gott, allein zur Ehre dir woll’n wir den Lobpreis singen: Gloria! Hosanna in excelsis! Drum stimmt alle froh mit ein, lasst euer Lied erklingen. Niemand möchte ferne sein, wenn wir anbetend singen: Gloria! Hosanna in excelsis!