the chieftains
the boar s head carol
The boar's head in hand bear I Bedecked with bay and rosemary; So I pray you my masters be merry, Quot estis in convivio [as many as are at the feast]. Chorus Caput apri defero [I bring in the boar's head] Reddens laudes Domino [Giving thanks to the lord] Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino The boar's head as I understand Is the rarest dish in all the land, Which thus bedecked with a gay garland, Let us servire cantico [serve it with a song]. Chorus Our steward hath provided this In honour of the King of bliss, Which on this day to be served is In Reginensis atrio [In Queen's Hall].