JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "12 Days of Christmas" adalah lagu Natal tradisional yang sudah ada sejak 1780 silam.
Lagu ini awalnya tak memiliki alunan musik, kemudian pada 1909 seorang komposer asal Inggris bernama Frederic Austin mengomposisi musik tradisional folk untuk lagu ini.
Selain kerap dinyanyikan ulang oleh banyak artis, lagu Natal ini juga memiliki berbagai variasi lirik berbeda berdasarkan wilayah negara.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Angels We Have Heard on High
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "12 Days of Christmas" versi tradisional berikut ini.
G
On the first day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the second day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the third day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the fourth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Four calling birds,
D7
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the fifth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the sixth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the seventh day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the eighth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Eight maids a-milking,
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the ninth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Nine ladies dancing,
D7
Eight maids a-milking,
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the tenth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Ten lords a-leaping,
D7
Nine ladies dancing,
D7
Eight maids a-milking,
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Eleven pipers piping,
D7
Ten lords a-leaping,
D7
Nine ladies dancing,
D7
Eight maids a-milking,
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree.
G
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
D7 G
my true love sent to me;
D7
Twelve drummers drumming,
D7
Eleven pipers piping,
D7
Ten lords a-leaping,
D7
Nine ladies dancing,
D7
Eight maids a-milking,
D7
Seven swans a-swimming,
D7
Six geese a-laying,
G A7 D
Five golden rings,
G
Four calling birds,
C
Three French hens,
D7
Two turtle doves, and
G C G D7 G
A partridge in a pear tree