“Shchedryk”, колядка “Щедрик”, kolyadka, Ukrainian New Year’s song / Carol of the Bells
Source: https://youtu.be/mkGWxAW2vGc
Channel: Vesela Zdybanka

“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

you have a dark-eyebrowed beautiful wife.”

Illustrated by VeselaZdybanka©

Carol of the Bells – violin and guitar

Carol of the Bells – violin and guitar
Source: https://youtu.be/LXwaWL1MV_c
Channel: His Image Strings

Hark! how the bells Sweet silver bells

All seem to say, “Throw cares away.”

Christmas is here Bringing good cheer

To young and old Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong That is their song

With joyful ring All caroling

One seems to hear Words of good cheer

From ev’rywhere Filling the air

Oh how they pound, Raising the sound,

O’er hill and dale, Telling their tale,

Gaily they ring While people sing

Songs of good cheer Christmas is here

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send On without end

Their joyful tone To ev’ry home

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