The Boar’s Head lyrics
by The Chieftains
The boar's head in hand bear I
Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary
And I pray you, my masters, be merry
Quot estis in convivio (Translation: As many as are in the feast)
CHORUS
Caput apri defero (Translation: The boar's head I offer)
Reddens laudes Domino (Translation: Giving praises to the Lord)
The boar's head, as I understand
Is the rarest dish in all this land
Which thus bedeck'd with a gay garland
Let us servire cantico. (Translation: Let us serve 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 Reginensi atrio. (Translation: In the Queen's hall)
CHORUS
The boar's head in hand bear I
Bedeck'd with bays and rosemary
And I pray you, my masters, be merry
Quot estis in convivio (Translation: As many as are in the feast)
CHORUS