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Artful Codger Lyr Add: Los Pastores, Christmas Folk Play (23) Lyr Add: Los Pastores: A Tu Ranco Pastorcillo 27 Dec 12


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(Act 3 continues)

Shepherds sing, looking toward the manger, prepare to leave and sing their farewell to the Holy Family:

A TU RANCHO PASTORCILLO

Corrales version, Gallegos tune no. 20 (1)
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1. A tu rancho pastorcillo
A tu rancho buena tierra
Pues adiós hermoso Niño
Aquí en el portal te quedas.

2. Adiós José, Adiós María
Adiós Niñito también
Que ya se van los pastores
De los campos de Belén.

3. Adiós portal venturoso
Adiós Jesús verdadero
Préstanos vida y salud
Hasta el año venidero.

4. *Échanos tu bendición
A todos y al Ermitaño
Y *danos vida y salud
Para llegar al otro año.

*Héchanos in some versions; dadnos in Corrales MS.

Translation (Rubén Cobos):

1. Return to your shepherd’s house,
To your home and its good earth.
Farewell, beautiful Child,
Here in the manger we leave you.
So farewell, beautiful Child,
Here in the manger we leave you.

(Second verse, Rubén Cobos Lecture, 1963*):

Adiós, hermanos pastores:
Adiós Jesús verdadero;
Pues adiós, hermoso Niño,
Hasta el año venidero.

Farewell, brother shepherds,
Farewell thou true Jesus.
Farewell, beautiful Child,
Until the coming year.
So farewell, beautiful Child,
Until the coming year.

* Cobos: http://econtent.unm.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/fmp&CISOPTR=3498&REC=1

3. Farewell, blessed manger,
Farewell, true Jesus,
The shepherds leave
'Till next year comes.

4. Grant your blessing
To all, and to the hermit,
And give us all life and health
Until another year comes round.


FIN

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