Fum, fum, fum!

A Catalan Carol........

And the lyrics.....(better in Catalan)

On the twenty-fifth of December
Fum, fum, fum
A little baby was born
Blonde and pale
Son of Virgin Mary
Was born in a cowshed
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There, at the top of the mountain
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There are two little shepherds
Well bundled up, well bundled up
In a skin and a cloak
They’re eating eggs and sausage
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Overnight, the sun goes out
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They see the glowing angel
Who tells them:
Now was born, in a cowshed
The Infant God, son of Mary
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On the twenty-fifth of December
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Is Christmas day
Very important
When morning Mass is over
We’ll eat very nice food
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May God give us some holy celebrations
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Be it cold, be it hot
It’ll be best, it’ll be best
Let’s make Jesus a great celebration
So he’ll want to give us Glory
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A vint-i-cinq de desembre(Catalan)

A vint-i-cinq de desembre
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A nascut un minyonet
Ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet
Fill de la Verge Maria
N’és nat en una establia
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Aquí a dalt de la muntanya
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Si n’hi ha dos pastorets
Abrigadets, abrigadets
Amb la pell i la samarra
Mengen ous i botifara.
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Nit enllà el sol desperta
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Veuen l’angel resplendent
Que els va dient :
Ara es nat a l’establia
Deu infant fill de Maria
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A vint-i-cinc de desembre
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És el dia de Nadal
Molt principal
En sortint de les Maitines
Menjarem cosetas finas
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Déu nos dó unes santes festes
Fum, fum, fum
Faci fred faci calor
Serà el millor, serà el millor
De Jesús fem gran memòria
Perqué ens vulgui dar la Glòria
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The 'Twelve Days of Christmas' Carol is seditious!

The partridge - a code name for Jesus Christ

How can a beautiful and harmless carol be deemed seditious? Well, it was the case in times past when Catholics were either actively persecuted or discriminated against in Great Britain.
'The Twelve Days of Christmas' was a code for teaching the faith.....here is the story and explanation:-

THE MEANING OF THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

What do we mean when we sing ‘3 French hens’ or ‘Nine ladies dancing’?

What has it got to do with Christmas?

It dates from the period 1558 to 1829 when Catholics in England
and Wales were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone, during this era, wrote this Carol as a Catechism song to aid young Catholics in learning their faith.

The Carol has two levels of meaning; the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of the Catholic Church. Each element of the Carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

• The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ

• Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments

• Three French hens stood for faith, hope and charity

• The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

• The five gold rings represent the Torah or Law; the first five books of the Old Testament

• Six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation

• Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of The Holy Spirit: Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership and Mercy

• The eight maids a-milking were the eight Beatitudes

• Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of The Holy Spirit; Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self control

• Ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments

• The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples

• Twelve drummers drumming symbolised the twelve points of belief contained in the Apostles’ Creed