Canto de Las Posadas

I ask you for a posada for the love of God
I ask you for a posada for the love of God
My wife is pregnant, it's her and me
My wife is pregnant, it's her and me

We don't know them, and it's late Lord
We don't know them, and it's late Lord
Continue on your way, look for another inn
Continue on your way, look for another inn

I am a carpenter and my name is José
I am a carpenter and my name is José
My wife is Mary, and we are going to Bethlehem
My wife is Mary, and we are going to Bethlehem

The house is small, there is no room
The house is small, there is no room
And it's midnight, there is no attention anymore
And it's midnight, there is no attention anymore

My wife can't take another step
My wife can't take another step
She's so tired she wants to cry
She's so tired she wants to cry

Who is the lady asking for the favor?
Who is the lady asking for the favor?
We don't have room, don't insist for God's sake
We don't have room, don't insist for God's sake

She is a queen of a kingdom of love
She is a queen of a kingdom of love
She is mother of the Word, the Son of God
She is mother of the Word, the Son of God

If she were queen, she would come in a carriage
If she were queen, she would come in a carriage
How is it that he is riding a donkey and on such a cold night?
How is it that he is riding a donkey and on such a cold night?

Open the door for us, don't you have a corner?
Open the door for us, don't you have a corner?
Don't you know that my wife is leading me to the Lord?
Don't you know that my wife is leading me to the Lord?

Why didn't he say it when he called us?
Why didn't he say it when he called us?
Come in, walkers, there is plenty of love here!
Come in, walkers, there is plenty of love here!