CHRISTMAS |
The World's Desire
The Christ-child lay on Mary's lapEsperanto version : Ĉe-sine kuŝas Krist' la Beb' (tr. L. I. Gentle)
Verkis (angle) : Gilbert Keith CHESTERTON
Fonto : OBC 143
The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap,
- His hair was like a light
(O weary, weary were the world,
- But here is all aright,
- But here is all aright.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's breast,
- His hair was like a star.
(O stern and cunning are the kings,
- But here the true hearts are,
- But here the true hearts are.)
The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart,
- His hair was like a fire
(O weary, weary is the world,
- But here the world's desire,
- But here the world's desire.)
The Christ-child stood at Mary's knee,
- His hair was like a crown,
And all the flowers looked up at him,
- And all the stars looked down,
- And all the stars looked down.
Tune: IN DER WIEGEN
Anonymous, first pub. in Geistliche Nachtigall, 1649
Arranged (for AK) by Monica and Harold JENNER, 1968
MIDI AK*Alternative Tune:
- VAN PELT
- Anonymous Melody in OBC : MIDI LBR
- N.B.: This melody is two stanzas long, and doesn't reduplicate the last line of each stanza.
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