“The Little Swallow” Ukrainian folk song was arranged by composer Mykola Leontovich in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring. “Shchedryk” was adapted as an English Christmas carol, well-known “Carol of the Bells”, by Peter J. Wilhousky in 1936. “Carol of the Bells” and “Shchedryk” share the same melody /by composer Mykola Leontovich/ but these two songs have different lyrics.
“Bountiful evening, a New Year’s carol;
A little swallow flew into the household
and started to twitter, to summon the master:
“Come out, master, look at the sheep pen,
there the ewes have given birth and the lambkins have been born
Your goods are great, you will have a lot of money, by selling them.
If not money, then chaff from all the grain you will harvest
The holiday season is approaching us! I just adore a winter view, along with classic Christmas music to go with it. I would consider this to be the superlative choice when it comes to this song, although it has been sung by many different people. Enjoy this one hour version of this classic carol!