Christmas Carol

Christmas Carol

(Occitan)

(English)

Pastres, rintratz vòstrei tropèus
E corrètz lèu en grand diligença
Per adorar la bèla naissença
D'aqueste enfant que vèn dau cèu.

Anirem toei d'aqueste pas
Fringar davans eu lei cinc pas.

Eu ei naissut en Ventabren*
Desmantelat come Romanhòla**
Plorant caumatge subre la viòla
Dins una crupi sensa fen.

E tot çò que vautrei podretz
Per eu de boan cuer va faretz.

A costat sa maire veiretz
Lo boan José qu'ei lo sieu paire
L'ai e lo buòu de l'autre caire
Per vos mostrar çò que faretz.

Anirem toei d'aqueste pas
Fringar davans eu lei cinc pas

Alora anèm d'aqueste pas
L'adorar dintre sa logeta
E au son de nòstrei musetas
Fringar davans eu lei cinc pas

E tot çò que nautrei podrem
Per eu de boan cuer va farem.

Shepherds, bring your flocks in tonight
And run quickly in the greatest haste
To adore the holy birth full of grace
Of this child down from heaven so bright

We'll all go right away full of vim
Dance the five steps in front of him.

He was born very far away,
Without a coat as is Romanhòla**
Crying unemployment on his viola,
In a manger without any hay.

And every thing that you can do
For him you will willingly do.

Near him, his mother dressed in blue
And the good Joseph who is his father
The donkey, the bull watching together
They'll show you what you're meant to do.

We'll all go right away full of vim
Dance the five steps in front of him.

Then let's go at once adore him.
Let's hurry and let's follow the bright lights,
And to the sound of our bagpipes
Dance the five steps in front of him.

And every thing that we can do
For him we will willingly do.