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Cold December Flies Away (LO DESEMBRE CONGELAT) – Eight handbells

This Catalonian carol is called Cold December Flies Away in English.

El desembre congelat / Confús es retira.
Abril, de flors coronat, / Tot el món admira,
Quan en un jardí d’amor / Neix una divina flor
D’una ro, ro, ro, / D’una sa, sa, sa,
D’una ro, / D’una sa,
D’una rosa bella, / Fecunda i poncella.

El primer pare causà / La nit tenebrosa
Que a tot el món ofuscà / La vista penosa ;
Mes, en una mitja nit, / Brilla [Surt] el sol que n’és eixit
D’una be, be, be, / D’una lla, lla, lla,
D’una be, / D’una lla,
D’una bella aurora / Que el cel enamora.

El mes de maig ha florit, / Sense ser encara,
Un lliri blanc tot polit (2) / De fragància rara,
Que per tot el món se sent, / De Llevant fins a Ponent,
I que amb dol, dol, dol, / I que amb çu, çu, çu,
I que amb dol / I que amb çu,]
I que amb sa dolçura / A l’hort en voltura.

Cold December’s winds were stilled / In the month of snowing.
As the world fell dark one night, / Springtime’s Hope was growing;
Then one rose-tree blossomed new, / One sweet Flower on it grew.
On the tree once bare, / Grew the Rose so fair,
Ah, the Rose, ah, the Rose,
Ah the Rose tree blooming, / Sweet the air perfuming.

When the darkness fell that night, / Bringing sweet reposing,
All the land was hid from sight, / Sleep our eyes was closing.
Suddenly, there came a gleam / From the sky, the wondrous beam
Of a heav’nly star, / Giving light afar;
Ah, the star, ah, the star,
Ah, the star-beam glowing, / Brightness ever growing.

Now the month of May was here, / Filled with God’s own radiance;
Now the purest Lily bloomed, / Flow’r of sweeted fragrance.
To the people far and near / Came a breath of heav’nly cheer;
O, the incense rare / Of the Lily there!
Ah, the scent, ah, the scent
Of the Lily blooming, / All the air perfuming!”

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Hymn Tune: LO DESEMBRE CONGELAT

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