MARIA
High on a hill
Was a lonely goatherd
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
Loud was the voice
Of the lonely goatherd
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo
Folks in a town
That was quite remote heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
Lusty and clear
From the goatherd’s throat heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo.
Ho-ho-lay-di-oh-de-lay-ho
Ho-ho-lay-di-oh-de-lay
Ho-ho-lay-di-oh-de-lay-oh-lay-di-oh-de-lay-oh-lay
A prince on bridge
Of a castle moat heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
KURT (??)
Men on a road
With a load to tote heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo.
CHILDREN
Men in the midst
Of a troubled dote heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
MARIA
Men drinking beer
With a foam afloat heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo (coughs when Marta blows foam in her face.)
One little girl
In a pale pink coat heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
BRIGITTA
She yodeled back
To the lonely goatherd
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo.
MARIA
Soon her mama
With a gleaming gloat heard
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-lay-hi-hoo
What a duet
For a girl and goatherd
MARIA AND CHILDREN
Ho-de-lay-ho-de-lay
Ho-de-loo.
MARIA
Mmm…
CHILDREN
Mmm…
MARIA
Ho-de-lay-ee
CHILDREN
Ho-de-lay-ee
MARIA
Ho-de-lay-ee-ee
CHILDREN
Ho-de-lay-ee-ee
MARIA
Ho-de-lay-eeee
MARIA AND CHILDREN
(Maria “ho-de-lay”s as the melody, while the children do the same for the harmony)
LOUISA
One little girl
In a pale pink coat heard
MARIA (imitating goat)
Lay-di-oh-di-lay-di-oh-di-lay-oo-oo
LOUISA
She yodeled back
To the lonely goatherd
MARIA
Lay-di-oh-de-lay-di-oh-de-loo
Soon her mama
With a gleaming gloat heard
Lay-di-oh-di-lay-di-oh-di-lay-mm-mm
What a duet
For a girl and goatherd
Lay-di-oh-de-lay-di
Oh-de-loo.
Happy are they
MARIA AND CHILDREN
Lay-di-lo-lay-di-li-oh
Oh-lay-di-lo-lay-di-lay-i-oh
MARIA
Soon the duet
Will become a trio
(Children and Maria alternate “lay-di-lo”-ing)