Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) Letra Traducción al Español

This is a traditional carol that exists in similar forms under the names Green Grow the
Este es un villancico tradicional que existe en formas similares bajo los nombres Green Grow the
Rushes, O,
Corre, oh,
The Carol of the Twelve Numbers, The Dilly Carol (or The Dilly Song), or The Teaching Song.
El villancico de los doce números, El villancico de Dilly (o La canción de Dilly) o La canción de la enseñanza.
It is cumulative, each verse adding one item to all the previous versions. Similarly,
Es acumulativo, cada verso añade un elemento a todas las versiones anteriores. De manera similar,
the musical
el musical
structure, based in F, builds each verse on the Dominant C with accented notes that
estructura, basada en Fa, construye cada verso en Do dominante con notas acentuadas que
begin with G
comenzar con G
and work down the scale such that "Two of them were lily white babes . . ." always ends
y baje la escala de modo que "Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco como azucenas...". siempre termina
with C. The
con C. El
third repetition starts the chorus with C/F and walks back to C. Further verses start
La tercera repetición comienza el estribillo con C/F y regresa a C. Comienzan más versos
the chorus with
el coro con
C/G and work down the scale accenting different notes with each line (C/G, C/F, C/E,
C/G y baje la escala acentuando diferentes notas con cada línea (C/G, C/F, C/E,
C/D, etc.).
C/D, etc).
This may not follow exactly with the album version, but it's close and sounds good when
Puede que esto no siga exactamente la versión del álbum, pero se acerca y suena bien cuando
played along with the recording.
reproducido junto con la grabación.
In the Great Big Sea version, beginning with the seventh verse and going through the end
En la versión Great Big Sea, comenzando con el séptimo verso y llegando hasta el final.
there is an
hay un
extra two beats of F before each repeat (four beats for the last repeat).
dos tiempos adicionales de F antes de cada repetición (cuatro tiempos para la última repetición).
Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles)
Ven y te cantaré (Los Doce Apóstoles)
Great Big Sea
Gran Mar
From the album The Hard and the Easy
Del álbum Lo Difícil y lo Fácil
2/2 time
2/2 tiempo
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you one-o. (What will the one be?)
Te cantaré uno-o. (¿Cuál será ese?)
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you two-o. (What will the two be?)
Os cantaré dos-o. (¿Cuáles serán los dos?)
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you three-o. (What will the three be?)
Te cantaré tres-o. (¿Cuáles serán los tres?)
Three of them were drivers,
Tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you four-o. (What will the four be?)
Te cantaré cuatro-o. (¿Cuáles serán los cuatro?)
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you five-o. (What will the five be?)
Te cantaré cinco-o. (¿Cuáles serán los cinco?)
Five ferrymen under the bush,
Cinco barqueros bajo el monte,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you six-o. (What will the six be?)
Te cantaré seis-o. (¿Cuáles serán los seis?)
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Seis, los seis portadores del féretro, cinco barqueros bajo el arbusto,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
(2 beats of F)
(2 tiempos de F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Y ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you seven-o. (What will the seven be?)
Te cantaré a las siete. (¿Cuáles serán los siete?)
Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Siete, siete estrellas bajo el cielo,
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Seis, los seis portadores del féretro, cinco barqueros bajo el arbusto,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
(2 beats of F)
(2 tiempos de F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Y ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you eight-o. (What will the eight be?)
Te cantaré a las ocho. (¿Cuáles serán los ocho?)
Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Ocho ángeles de Gabriel, Siete, siete estrellas bajo el cielo,
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Seis, los seis portadores del féretro, cinco barqueros bajo el arbusto,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
(2 beats of F)
(2 tiempos de F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Y ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you nine-o. (What will the nine be?)
Te cantaré las nueve. (¿Cuáles serán los nueve?)
Nine the bright eyed shiners,
Nueve las ojeras de ojos brillantes,
Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Ocho ángeles de Gabriel, Siete, siete estrellas bajo el cielo,
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Seis, los seis portadores del féretro, cinco barqueros bajo el arbusto,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Cuatro predicadores del evangelio, tres de ellos eran conductores,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
Dos de ellos eran bebés de color blanco lirio, vestidos todos de verde,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
Uno el que está solo y cada vez más lo estará.
(2 beats of F)
(2 tiempos de F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
Y ven y te cantaré. (¿Qué me cantarás?)
I will sing you ten-o. (What will the ten be?)
Te cantaré diez-o. (¿Cuáles serán los diez?)
Ten the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners,
Diez los Diez Mandamientos, Nueve los ojos brillantes,
Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Ocho ángeles de Gabriel, Siete, siete
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
(2 beats of F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
I will sing you eleven-o. (What will the eleven be?)
Eleven is the eleven that went straight to heaven,
Ten the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners,
Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so.
(4 beats of F)
And Come and I will sing you. (What will you sing me?)
I will sing you twelve-o. (What will the twelve be?)
Twelve, twelve Apostles, Eleven is the eleven that went straight to heaven,
Ten the Ten Commandments, Nine the bright eyed shiners,
Eight Gabriel angels, Seven, seven stars under the sky,
Six, the six pallbearers, Five ferrymen under the bush,
Four Gospel preachers, Three of them were drivers,
Two of them were lily white babes, cloth-ed all in green-o,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so,
One the one that's all alone and ever more shall be so