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CH4023

Sans day carol

(The St Day carol)

words and tune traditional Cornish

arranged by Sheena Phillips
for SATB chorus and guitar

realisation for guitar by Eugene Braig

SATB performance time approx 2m 40s

Arranger's note

The Sans Day or St. Day carol is named from the singing of the first three stanzas by a man from the village of St. Day, in Cornwall, England. The village itself was named after the Breton saint St. Day (or St. They), who was once worshipped by many people in the area. A fourth verse appeared in a Cornish version of the carol, and was later published (in translation) by OUP alongside the original three.

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Words

The Sans Day Carol

Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,
And Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk.
And Mary bore Jesus Christ, our Saviour for to be,
And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!

Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass,
And Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross.

Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal,
And Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all.

Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red,
Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead.

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