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Joy to the World!

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I thought it would be great fun to select a few carols that have the same tune in Dutch and in English and put them next to each other.  So here are a few.  And the links to pages with many more Christmas carols, Dutch and English!

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Dutch

English

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Komt allen tezamen


Komt allen tezamen, komt verheugd van harte
Bethlehems stal in den geest bezocht
Ziet nu dat kindje, ons tot heil geboren
Komt laten wij aanbidden
Komt laten wij aanbidden
Komt laten wij aanbidden
Dien koning

 

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels!

O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

 

O Denneboom


O denneboom, o denneboom.
Wat zijn je takken wonderschoon
Ik heb je laatst in 't bos zien staan
toen zaten er geen kaarsjes aan.
O, Denneboom, o denneboom.
Wat zijn je takken wonderschoon

 

O Christmas Tree

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!

Not only in the summertime,
But even in winter is thy prime.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant
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Engelkens door 't luchtruim zwevend


Engelkens door 't luchtruim zwevend
Zongen zo blij zo wonderzacht
Van de Heer van dood en leven
Die er vrede op aarde bracht
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

Zongen zo blij zo wonderklare
Van 't zoete kindeke, onze Heer
En de herderkens die er waren
Knielden bij de kribbe neer
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo

 

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels We Have Heard On High
Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria...


Chorus:
Gloria, In Excelsius Deo

Shepherd why this jubilee,
Why your joyous strains prolong
What the gladsome tidings be,
Which inspire your heavenly song?

Come to Bethlehem and see,
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord the newborn king.

See him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.

 

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!bell_lf.gif (2255 bytes)Carols around the world:

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German:

French:

 

 

 

 

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