Lily of the valley Pinned to maidens fair The red of roses in their cheeks And garlands in their hair Menfolk in their finery All hats and polished shoes Time to settle all their debts And pay what's overdue Shaking hands with one and all Enemies and friends We'll see the old year out in style And welcome in the new I'll dance and sway And weave my way Across the square to you And away we go with the hal-an-tow We'll dance and feast and sing Away we'll go with the hal-an-tow We'll drink and toast the spring Rose and white the roses Clear and bright the ale A shilling in your purse, kind Sir I wish that it were mine The eighth of May, St Michael's Day The end of wintertime The green man brings fertility And leads the serpentine Men and women, young and old Our rituals combine We dance for new life, dance for sun And dance for fortunes fair We sow our seed and a harvest we prepare We'll see the old year out in style And welcome in the new I'll dance and sway and weave my way Across the square to you And away we go with the hal-an-tow We'll dance and feast and sing Away we'll go with the hal-an-tow We'll drink and toast the spring
Losow hav yw pynnys Orth mowysi teg Rudh rosennow y'ga bogh Garlontow hir a greg Gwesyon y'ga hattow brav Keffrys eskyjyow splann Prys dhe be kendonow oll May fo an reken glan Ow ri dorn dhe oll an bys Kothmens dha, envi Fin an gwavas, gwren ni vri An vlydhen goth yw gyllys glan Dhe'n nowydh dynnargh ri Y tonsyav kyns, ha gul ow hyns A-dreus an plen dhywgh hwi Trev ha pow yn hal-an-tow Gans dons ha boes ha lev Trev ha pow y'n hal-an-tow Dhe'n gwenton ni a ev Kler ha splann an korev Rudh ha gwynn an ros An sols y'th yalgh, a Syrra hweg A bleksa dhymm, re'm fydh An eth mis Me, an gwav yw de Goel Vighal ev a vydh An glaswas rag gwelsowas A led an donsyow sarf Tus, benynes, yo'nk ha loes An devos a yn skarf An dons rag bywnans, dons rag howl Ha dons rag aventur Gonisyn has ha'n drevas a vydh sur An vlydhen goth yw gyllys glan Dhe'n nowydh dynnargh ri Y tonsyav kyns, ha gul ow hyns A-dreus an plen dhywgh hwi Trev ha pow yn hal-an-tow Gans dons ha boes ha lev Trev ha pow y'n hal-an-tow Dhe'n gwenton ni a evlangbot langbot