George Ratcliffe Woodward – Ding Dong

George Ratcliffe Woodward – Ding Dong
Ding Dong
Ding Dong
1.
1.
Ding dong, liete rintoccar
Ding Dong! merrily on high
Ascolta, in ciel le squille,
In heav'n the bells are ringing
Ding dong, gli angeli cantar
Ding, dong! verily the sky
Già senti, a mille a mille!
Is riv'n with angel singing
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis.
2.
2.
Ecco allegro il campanil
E' en so here below, below
quaggiù tra noi risuona,
Let steeple bells be swungen
e la terra, il più gentil,
And i-o, i-o, i-o
gioioso canto intona.
By priest and people sungen
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis.
3.
3.
Campanari, a celebrar
Pray ye dutifully prime
correte, il mattutino,
Your matin chime, ye ringers
voi cantor tutti, a lodar
May ye beautifully rime
venite, il Re Bambino!
Your evetime song, ye singers
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis.