And #5... Fum, Fum, Fum (/ˌfʊm ˌfʊm ˈfʊm/ fuum fuum fuum; Catalan: [ˈfum ˈfum ˈfum]) is a traditional Catalan Christmas carol. It is thought to have originated in the 16th or 17th century. The word fum means smoke in Catalan, and it may simply refer to the smoke rising from a chimney as seen from afar, or, as indicated in the New Oxford Book of Carols, may imitate the sound of a drum (or perhaps the strumming of a guitar).[1] It is not typical of Spanish tradition but rather of Catalan tradition. Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) defines fum as to play upon a fiddle, quoting Ben Jonson, Follow me, and fum as you go. [2] One source, the Musical Heritage Society insert 3428 (Christmas Songs From Around the World), indicates that fum, fum, fum is an onomatopoeia imitating the noise of a rocking cradle, and that the rhythms come from the Sardana, a courtly dance which originated in Catalonia and the Provence.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 08:14:43 +0000
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