The Boar's Head - 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)

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)

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)

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)