En las fiestas de Navidad de los colegios, cada vez es más habitual incluir algún villancico en inglés, por eso de ser muchos los centros bilingües, y por ser muchos, también, los villancicos cuyas versiones en inglés son más conocidas que las versiones en español. El villancico «Twelve days of Christmas» (12 días de Navidad), es un buen candidato para colarse en tu fiesta navideña este año.
Es más antiguo de lo que crees, y tiene un ritmazo.
Letra del villancico «Twelve days of Christmas»
¿Qué, te atreves a memorizar la letra del villancico «Twelve days of Christmas» para cantarlo con tu clase? ¡Veamos qué nos dice!
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans
a-swimming,
six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids
a-milking, seven swans a-swi’mmi’ng, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Fou’r calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies
dancing, eight maids
a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping,
nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking,
seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings.
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree.
Vídeo del villancico «Twelve days of Christmas»
Como ves, la letra del villancico «Twelve days of Christmas» es bastante larga, y el propio villancico también lo es, pero resulta muy ameno y divertido. ¿Te gusta esta versión de Natalie Cole?