Desember 20

Ralligrativi, pasture

Ralligrativi, pasture,
Ca gia e natu lu Missia:
Bettelemmi a ti fridduri,
‘Spostu’n brazza di Maria.

A sta nova santa e pia,
Li pasturi puvireddi,
Si parteru,’n cumpagnia.
Dil’affritti pagghiareddi.

Faruti e ciarameddi
A la grutta cci purtaru,
E diversi canzuneddi
A Gesezzu cci cantaru.

Sennu junti salutaru
Lu Bamminu e la Signura
Di stu cci parranu;
Vi facemu la bon’ura.

Rejoice, shepherds

Rejoice, shepherds,
The Messiah has just been born
In the frost of Bethlehem,
In the arms of Mary.
At this holy and pious news
The poor shepherds
Went all together,
Joyously wending their way.
Their flutes and tambourines They carried to the grotto,
And their sweetest songs
O Jesus they did sing.
They come to hail
The Child and Our Lady,
And so they kneeled:
-We bid Thee welcome.