La Betleem colo-n jos [English translation]

Down there in Bethlehem

Down there in Bethlehem, the sky burns brightly

The Innocent gives birth today to Christ

She’s giving birth in a stable

She’s giving birth in a stable, to the Emperor of the people

The Innocent sits and cries softly

She has no diapers to wrap Him in

She has no diapers to wrap Him in, no clothes to dress him in

The Innocent, for the baby Emperor

Don’t cry, my Mother

Don’t cry, my Mother

Don’t cry, my Mother, we’ll give you diapers

Dear Innocent, for wrapping the Holy Child.

• Artist:Cleopatra Stratan