Can Wassail Wassail Song

Nadelek yu gyllys ha'n bladhen noweth ow-tos
Ygereugh darrajow h'aberveth gwren dos

Gans agan Wassel
Wassel, Wassel, Wassel
Lowena dh'agan jolyf Wassel

A vestres ha mester, owth-esedha yn chy
Rag dre lys ny mebyon y travalyn-ny

An chy coth ma hagar dynerghy ny a vyn
Ny res dheugh kedryna usadow us dhyn

Otta ny y 'n le-ma, yn un rew ny a sef,
Mebyon Wassel fest jollyf gans cogen y 'n luf

Ny a wayt agas avellennow bos spedys dhe dhon
Dry newodhow mos arta omma pan on

Ny a wayt agas barlys bos spedys n tek
Ma 'gas bo lanwes gans helder mar plek

A vestres ha mester, fatel yllough hepcor
Orth lenwel agan cogen a syder ha cor'

A vestres ha mester, yn esedhys attes
Whyleugh agas pors ha reugh nebes, my a 'th pys

Bennath warnough lemmyn ha bewnans fest hyr
Aban veugh mar guf h'agas helsys mar vur

Now Christmas is over and the New Year begin
Pray open your doors and let us come in

With our Wassail
Wassail, wassail, wassail
And joy come to our jolly wassail

Good mistress and master, sitting down by the fire
Whilst we poor wassail boys are travelling the mire

This ancient house we'll kindly salute
It is the old custom you need not dispute

We are here in this place, we orderly stand
We're the jolly wassail boys with a bowl in our hand

We hope that your apple trees will prosper and bear
And bring forth good tidings when we come next year

We hope that your barley will prosper and grow
That you may have plenty and more to bestow

Good mistress and master, how can you forbear
Come fill up our bowl with cider and beer

Good mistress and master, sitting down at your ease
Put your hands in your pockets and give what you please

I wish you a blessing and a long time to live
Since you've been so free and so willing to give

From Folksongs of Britain and Ireland, ed P Kennedy. Oak Publications 1984