Patapan (Bernard de la Monnoye)
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- CPDL #29819:
Finale 2011
- Editor: James_W._Keefe (submitted 2013-08-10). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 53 kB Copyright: Personal
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Title: Patapan
Composer: Bernard_de_la_Monnoye
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: c. 1700
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Willie, take your little drum;
With your whistle, Robin, come!
When we hear the fife and drum,
Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan,
When we hear the fife and drum,
Christmas should be frolicksome.
2 When the men of olden days
Gave the King of kings their praise.
They had pipes to play upon,
Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan,
And also the drums they play’d,
Full of joy on Christmas Day.
3 Satan now has lost his claim
For the grace of Jesus came
With the sound of caroling
Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan
With the sound of caroling
Let us all our triumph sing.
4 God and man now join as one
As the fife and drum have done,
As we listen to them play,
Tu-re-lu-re-lu, Pat-a-pat-a-pan,
As we listen to them play,
Let us sing of Christmas Day.
Esperanto translation
Fluto kaj tamburo
Vilĉjo ludu per tambur’
Kaj ekflutu nun Artur’.
Dum muzikas la team’:
Tirelireli,
Bum bum bum bam bam;
Dum muzikas la team’,
Julon festu laŭ program’.
Venis tempo por ador'’,
Sonu gloroj por Sinjor’.
Dum muzikas la team’:
Tirelireli,
Bum bum bum bam bam;
Dum muzikas la team’,
Kantu ni laŭ sama gam’.
Hom’ kaj Di’ akordas pli
Ol ĉi bela melodi’.
Dum muzikas la team’:
Tirelireli,
Bum bum bum bam bam;
Dum muzikas la team’,
Dancu ni pro Dia am’.
- Translation by Roel Haveman