X:1
T:Nowell Nowell: The Boares Head
C:Smert:     %Tune composer
N:Remarks:     %Tune infos
S:Musica Britannica, Vol IV -  Mediaeval Carols
Q:1/4=120     %Tempo
V:1     %
%!STAVE 0 'Song' @
%!INSTR 'Piano' 4 0 @
M:3/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
"^Burden 1"c2 |c4 A2 |G2 c4 |BA3/2 G/G3/2 E/F | G4 z2 |A4 AA |G2 A2 Gc |
w:No-well, no-well, no-well,_ no----well, ti-ding es good I__
d e2 d cB | GA G c2 B |c2 F2 GA |Bc3/2 B/A G2 |F6 |
w:think____ to____ tell._________
"^burden 2"z4 c2 |c4 A2 |G2 c4 |BA3/2 G/ G2 F | G4 z2 |A4 AA |G2 A2 Gc |
w:No-well, no-well, no-well,__ no-- well, ti-din-ges good,_ I_
d e2 d cB | A2 Gc de-|ed3/2 c/c3/2 A/B |c6 |
w:think____ to__________ tell.
z4 c2 |c4 A2 |Bc d3/2c/ dB |A2 G2 Ac |
w:The boar-es head_ that___ we__ bring
Bc d c2 B |
w:____
c2 z2 c2 |B3 c d2 |e3 d B2 |
w:here be-to-ke-neth_ a Prince
A2 G G2 F |[M:2/4][L:1/16]G4 z2 G2 |[M:3/4][L:1/8]AG E2 FA |
w:___ with-out____
GF GE D2 |C4 z2 |E3/2F/ G A2 G |
w:____ peer is__ born_
E2 GA Gc |BA Gc de-|ed3/2 c/ c2 B |
w:this day__ to__ buy___ us___
c4 z2 |B4 c2 |de f d2 c |d6 |
w:dear; No-------well,
B4 c2 |
w:No--
de3/2 d/d Bc |d6 |]
w:------well.
V:2     %
%!STAVE 0 '' @
%!INSTR 'Piano 1' 0 15 @
M:3/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
z2- |z4 z2 |z6 |z6 |
z6 |z6 |z6 |
z6 |z6 |z6 |
z6 |z6 |z4 g2 |g2 ec d2 |z c2 A2 A |
GF GB c2 |d4 d2 |e4 ee |ge d2 ge |
d c2 d ef |d2 eg ag |eg a g2 f |g6 |
z6 |z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 | z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 |z6 | z6 |z6  |]
V:3     %
%!STAVE 0 '' @
%!INSTR 'Piano 1-2' 0 15 @
M:3/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
K:G
c2 |c4 f2 |e4 c2 |d3/2c/ B2 A2 |
B4 z2 |f4 ff |e2 cd e2 |
fg ef ag-|gf ge d2 |c2 f2 ef |
ge c f2 e |f6 |z4 c2 |c4 f2 |e4 c2 |
d3/2c/ B2 A2 |G6 |c4 cc |e2 f2 e2 |
fe cf ed |ef ge fg- |g2 fe d2 |c6 |
z4 c2 |e4 f2 |g2 f d2 g-|gf ge f2 |
ce fc d2 |c2 z2 A2 |G4 G2 |c4 ed- |
d c2 B A2 |
M:2/4     %Meter
L:1/16     %
G2c2 d2e2 |
M:3/4     %Meter
L:1/8     %
fg3/2 f/e d3/2c/ |
cd e c2 B |A4 z2 |c2 c4 |
c4 c2 |c2 c4 |B2 c2 d2 |
c4 z2 |g4 a2 |g3/2f/ d2 e2 |e6 |G2 B2 A2 |
Bc d2 A2 |D6 |]
%End of file
W:(Burden)
W:
W:Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell,
W:Tidinges good I think to tell.
W:
W: 
W:
W:The boares head that we bring here
W:Betokeneth a Prince without peer
W:Is born this day to buy us dear
W:Nowell, nowell.
W:
W:A boar is a sovereign beast
W:And acceptable in every feast;
W:So mote this Lord be to most and least;
W:Nowell, nowell.
W:
W:This boares head that we bring with song
W:In worship of him that thus sprang
W:Of a virgin to redress all wrong;
W:Nowell, nowell.
W: