Natal de Elvas

I will give the Child
A little ribbon for the hat
And He will also give me
A little place in heaven.

I looked at the sky
It was starry
I saw the Baby God
Lying in straw.
Lying in straw,
Lying stretched out in straw,
Son of a rose,
Born of a carnation!

Gee up, little donkey,
Let's go to Bethlehem,
To see the Child
That the lady has;
That the lady has,
That the lady adores,
Gee up, little donkey,
Let's go away.