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Conuidando está la noche

Juan García de Zéspedes (c. 1619-1678)

Original Text

English Translation

 

Conuidando está la noche
aquí de múcicas varias
Al recién nacido infante
Canten tiernas alabanzas.

Sharing is the night,
Here with many songs.
To the newborn infant
Sing ye tender praises.

 

Ay que me abraso ay
diuino dueño ay
en la hermosura ay
de tus ojuelos ay.

Oh I embrace myself,
Oh divine lord
in the beauty
of your eyes

 

Ay como llueven ay
ciendo luceros ay
Rayos de gloria ay
Rayos de fuego ay.

Oh how they pour
Being the stars
Rays of glory
Rays of fire

 

Ay que la gloria ay
del Portaliño ay
ya viste rayos ay
si arrojayalos ay.

That the glory
of the little stable
is already dressed in rays
and he emits them.

 

Alegres qundo festiuas
Unas hermosas zagales
co nouidad entonaron
Jueguetes por la guaracha.

Joyful and festive
Beautiful young shepherds
With style intoned
Verses for this Guaracha

 

En la guarracha ay
le festinemos ay
mientras el niño ay
se rinde al sueño ay.

Through this Guaracha
Lets celebrate him
While the child
Surrenders to sleep

 

Pero el chicote ay
a un mismo tiempo ay
llora y se ríe ay
que dos estremos ay.

But the boy
at the same time
cries and laughs
What two extremes!

 

Paz a los hombres ay
dan de los delos ay
a dios las gracias ay
porque callemos ay.

Peace to mankind
and thanks be
to the lord
since we shut up!



This piece was performed by the SFBC in Renaissance Christmas Music from Spain and the New World on December 6, 1997.


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