| | Version 2.0 (Right) | Movement | | --- | --- | --- | | “Welcome” (as in greeting) | “Wolcum” (WOOL-kum) | Wolcum Yule | | “Child” (tʃaɪld) | “Cheeld” (tʃiːld) | This little babe | | “Sight” (saɪt) | “Seet-ht” (siːçt) | Deo Gracias | | “Ground” (ɡraʊnd) | “Groond” (ɡruːnd) | There is no Rose | | Synge (sɪŋ) | “Seeng-uh” (ˈseɪŋə) | Deo Gracias |
Ensuring the syllabic "è" in makèless is voiced to preserve the 15th-century rhythm. Old First Concerts a ceremony of carols pronunciation guide version 2
(Middle English)
In Modern English, final ‘e’ is a magic vowel that lengthens the previous vowel but stays mute ( mate → /meɪt/). In Middle English, final ‘e’ was pronounced as a schwa – a soft “uh” – . | | Version 2