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Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

"Bring a Tourch, Jeanette, Isabella," Lyrics, Text Format

Practicing a minor seventh, So/Fa,
and breath support for eight measure phrases.

Description

  • Grade: Fifth
  • Origin: France – 16th Century Carol (1553) – English translation early 1800’s
  • Key: F Major 
  • Time: 3/8
  • Form: through composed
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti | ti ti ti | ta (ti) |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
  • Intervals: advanced: So8\Do (P5), Re/So (P4), Do\So (P4), So/Fa (m7), So\Mi (m3) – begins and ends with the same interval So8\Do (P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; tied notes, interval of a minor seventh (So/Fa, m7) 
  • Key Words: world geography: France, French carol; sacred, Jesus birth, Mother Mary, mother of Jesus, torch, hurry, good folk, village, beautiful, son, gentle, mild, softly, sleeping, Angels, keeping watch; contraction: Mary’s (Mary is); abbreviation: Heav’n (Heaven), Christmas, holiday song

 


“Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella” 
1.
 Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!
Bring a torch, come hurry and run!
Come and see him good folk in the village,
Jesus is born, and Mary’s calling;
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the mother,
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is her son.
2.
 Come and see him, Jeanette, Isabella!
See the baby so gentle and mild.
Softly now for the baby is sleeping,
Angels in Heav’n, their watch are keeping,
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is the mother,
Ah! Ah! Beautiful is her son.
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