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Thread #54075 Message #835389
Posted By: Genie
26-Nov-02 - 09:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: El Santo Nino (Christmas Carol)
Subject: Lyr Add: El Santo Ni–o (Christmas Carol)
I found this in a book of international carols.
Genie
EL SANTO NIÑO (The Holy Child)
Traditional Puerto Rican Carol
Madre, a la puerta hay un ni–o
Mas hermoso que el sol bello;
Llorando muerte de fri—
Y sin duda riene en cueras.
Mother dear, a Child at our doorstep
Has a beauty past comparing,
Yet he weeps, for He is freezing,
For, you see, no clothes he's wearing.
Entra el ni–o y se calienta
Y despuŽs del calentado,
Le pregunta la padrona:
ÒÀDe quŽ tierra es su reinado?
But as soon as He had entered
While His warmth He was regaining,
The mistress asked what country
Here on Earth he had been reigning.
Mi Padre es del cielo,
Mi Madre tambiŽn.
Yo bajŽ a la tierra
Para proceder!
My Father is from Heaven,
My mother's holy, too.
I've come to earth to suffer
For your sins and you.