We Wish You a Merry Christmas

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" adalah lagu Natal dari Inggris abad ke-16.^[1] Di Indonesia dikenal sebagai "Selamat Hari Natal".

Asal usul kidung Natal ini adalah pada tradisi Inggris di mana orang-orang kaya dalam masyarakat memberi hadiah bagi orang-orang yang menyanyi berkeliling pada malam Natal, misalnya dalam bentuk figgy pudding yaitu seperti Christmas pudding pada zaman modern.^[2]^[3]

Lirik versi bahasa Inggris

Verse 1

We wish you a merry Christmas;

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Chorus

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

Good tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year!

Verse 2

Now, bring us some figgy pudding;

Now, bring us some figgy pudding and bring some out here!

(Chorus)

Verse 3

For we all like figgy pudding;

we all like figgy pudding;

we all like figgy pudding:

so bring it out now!

(Chorus)

Verse 4

And we won't go until we've got some;

We won't go until we've got some;

And we won't go until we've got some;

so bring some out here!

(Chorus)

Lirik versi bahasa Indonesia

Selamat hari Natal

selamat hari Natal

dan Tahun Baru

Lihat pula

Referensi

^ Brech, Lewis (2010). "Storybook Advent Carols Collection Songbook". p. 48. Couples Company, Inc,
^ Lester, Meera (2007). "Why Does Santa Wear Red?: And 100 Other Christmas Curiousities Unwrapped"^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]} p.146. Adams Media,
^ "We Wish You a Merry Christmas! - Christmas Songs of England". Retrieved December 11, 2010

[Brech-1] Brech, Lewis (2010). "Storybook Advent Carols Collection Songbook". p. 48. Couples Company, Inc,

[2] Lester, Meera (2007). "Why Does Santa Wear Red?: And 100 Other Christmas Curiousities Unwrapped"^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]} p.146. Adams Media,

[3] "We Wish You a Merry Christmas! - Christmas Songs of England". Retrieved December 11, 2010

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