Name: Fum, Fum, Fum
Duration: P00H01M17S
Description: Fum, Fum, Fum is a traditional Catalan carol from the 16th or 17th Century. "Fum" in Catalan means "smoke". Here, however, most scholars believe it was meant to imitate the strumming of a guitar, or the rocking of a cradle.

Illumni Men's Chorale - Fum, Fum, Fum

from Christmas For All by illumni

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Fum, Fum, Fum is a traditional Catalan carol from the 16th or 17th Century. "Fum" in Catalan means "smoke". Here, however, most scholars believe it was meant to imitate the strumming of a guitar, or the rocking of a cradle.

lyrics

On December 5 and 20,
Fum! Fum! Fum!
Like the brightest light of morning,
was the baby Jesus born
to the Virgin Mother Mary
he was born in stable dreary.
Fum! Fum! Fum!

Birds up in the tree tops singing,
Fum! Fum! Fum!
Leave your babies now and fly
to where the holy babe must lie
build a nest for him to sleep in,
soft and safe wherein to keep him.
Fum! Fum! Fum!

Bright stars shining in the heavens,
Fum! Fum! Fum!
If you see the baby crying
do not answer with a sigh
but pour all your brightness on him,
banish darkness all around him.
Fum! Fum! Fum!

Fum! Fum! Fum!

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from Christmas For All, released October 1, 2012
Recorded at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle.

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illumni Seattle, Washington

Illumni Men's Chorale is a bunch of guys who love to sing! In just under 3 years, the group has appeared on national television, worked on multiple recording projects, and even appeared on America's Got Talent!

Illumni is made up of a mix of professional and hobbyist musicians, and rehearses and performs in the Greater Seattle/Tacoma area. www.illumnimenschorale.com for more. JUST SING!! ... more

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