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- Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Good Day, Sir Christemas! (2015)
- Cadenza Music (World)
Programme Note
Commissioned by BBC Music Magazine for the 2016 Christmas Issue. Premiered by Sansara (filmed performance for BBC Music Magazine).
Good day, good day,
My lord Sir Christemas, good day!
Good day, Sir Christemas, our king,
For every man, both old and young,
Is glad and blithe for your coming;
Good day!
God's son so great of might
From heaven to earth down is alight
And born is of a maid so bright;
Good day!
Heaven and earth and also hell,
And all that ever in them dwell,
Of your coming they are full snelle; [glad, excited]
Good day!
Of your coming the clerks find:
Ye come to save all mankind
And of their sorrows them unbind;
Good day!
All manner of mirths we will make
And solace to our hearts take,
My noble lord, for your sake;
Good day!
Modern English version of a 15th Century Carol by The Clerk of Oxford
Good day, good day,
My lord Sir Christemas, good day!
Good day, Sir Christemas, our king,
For every man, both old and young,
Is glad and blithe for your coming;
Good day!
God's son so great of might
From heaven to earth down is alight
And born is of a maid so bright;
Good day!
Heaven and earth and also hell,
And all that ever in them dwell,
Of your coming they are full snelle; [glad, excited]
Good day!
Of your coming the clerks find:
Ye come to save all mankind
And of their sorrows them unbind;
Good day!
All manner of mirths we will make
And solace to our hearts take,
My noble lord, for your sake;
Good day!
Modern English version of a 15th Century Carol by The Clerk of Oxford