Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle

You come down from the stars, oh King of heaven
And you come to a cave in the cold and frost
Oh my divine Child
I see you here trembling
Oh blessed God!
Ah, how much it cost you to love me!

To you, who are the Creator of the world
Lack clothes and fire, oh my Lord
Dear chosen little one
How much this poverty
Makes me fall more in love
Since love made you poor again

You leave the beautiful joy of the divine bosom
To come to suffer on this hay
Sweet love of my heart
Where did love carry you?
Oh my Jesus
Why suffer so much? For my love!

But if it was your will to suffer
Why do you want to cry then, why wail?
My Jesus, I understand you so!
Ah, my Lord!
You cry not out of pain, but out of love

You cry to see yourself ungrateful to me
After such great love, so little loved!
Oh delight - of my heart
If once it was like this, now I only desire you
Dear, don't cry anymore, I love you and love you

You sleep, my Child, but meanwhile the heart
Does not sleep, no, but watches at all hours
Oh, my beautiful and pure Lamb
What do you think about? Tell me. Oh immense love
One day to die for you, answer, I think

So to die for me, you think, oh God
And can I love another, outside of you?
Oh Mary. My hope
If I love your Jesus a little, do not be angry
Love him for me, if I do not know how to love!