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  • Las Posadas – A song about Mary and Joseph asking for Lodging at an Inn

    Las Posadas is celebrated in Mexico from December 16th until Christmas. Las Posadas literally means “the inns”. The Christian festival is based around a reenactment of Mary and Joseph trying to find lodging at numerous inns and being turned away.

    People sing the song Villancico para pedir posada (Searching for an Inn Carol). In the song Joseph and Mary are requesting lodging at an inn. Here, you can hear part of the song in a YouTube video. The lyrics that are sung are shown below in Spanish, and with an English translation.

    Las Posadas

    En el nombre del cielo,
    yo os pido posada,
    pues no puede andar,
    mi esposa amada.

    Mi esposa es María
    La Reina del cielo
    Os pido posadas
    Por esta noche.

    English Translation

    In the name of heaven
    I request lodging from you,
    Because she cannot walk,
    My beloved wife.

    My wife is Mary
    Queen of Heaven
    We ask for lodging
    For tonight.

    You can learn more about Las Posadas in my earlier post and read the entire song.

    Many thanks to Monique Palomares of Mama Lisa’s World en español for helping with the lyrics.

    Coming soon: The Sheet Music for Las Posadas!

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    3 Responses to “Las Posadas – A song about Mary and Joseph asking for Lodging at an Inn”

    1. Angélica Miranda Says:

      PEREGRINOS:
      En el nombre del cielo
      Os pido posada
      pues no puede andar
      mi esposa amada.

      CASERO:
      Aqui no es mesón
      sigan adelante
      pues no puedo abrir
      no sea algun tunante.

      PEREGRINOS:
      No seas inhumano,
      tennos caridad,
      que el Dios de los cielos
      te lo premiara.

      CASERO:
      Ya se pueden ir
      y no molestar
      Porque si me enfado
      los voy a apalear.

      PEREGRINOS:
      Posada te pide
      amado casero
      por solo una noche
      la reina del cielo.

      CASERO:
      Pues si es una reina
      quien lo solicita
      ¿cómo es que de noche
      anda tan solita?

      PEREGRINOS:
      Mi esposa es María
      es reina del cielo
      y madre va a ser
      del divino verbo.

      CASERO:
      Eres tu José
      Tu esposa es María
      Entren peregrinos
      No los conocía.

      ENTREN SANTOS PEREGRINOS,
      PEREGRINOS, RECIBAN ESTE RINCON
      Y AUNQUE ES POBRE LA MORADA,
      LA MORADA, SE LOS DOY DE CORAZON.

    2. Peg Ehlbeck Says:

      We are combining the public and Catholic school in a Lantern Festival about Giving – in town. We are putting on a small Las Posadas skit with high school and middle school students. Many of the young students are Hispanic. Do you have a simple skit we coud use to inform viewers about the Las Posadas Festival?

    3. Maggie Abernathy Says:

      I loved the video of Las Posadas. Is there any inforamation on who to contact in order to get the piano sheet music used for this video so we can do one at our church?

      Thanks!

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