Camino de Belen

Road to Bethlehem

Camino de Belen

The Virgin is walking,La Virgen va caminando,
walking to Bethlehem;va caminando a Belen;
because the road is so longcomo el camino es tan largo
the Child asks for a drink.pide el Nino de beber.
Don't ask for water, my child,No pidas agua, mi nino,
don't ask for water, my dearno pidas agua, mi bien
for the waters are muddyque las aguas vienen turbias
and cannot be drunk.y no se pueden beber.

The Virgin is walking,La Virgen va caminando,
The Virgin is walkingla Virgen va caminando
walking to Bethlehemva caminando a Belen
walking to Bethlehem;va caminando a Belen;
because the road is so longcomo el camino es tan largo
because the road is so longcomo el camino es tan largo
the Child asks for a drinkpide el Nino de beber
the Child asks for a drink.pide el Nino de beber.

Ole, oleOle, ole
ole, ole, olanda, ole,ole, ole, olanda, ole,
olanda, you seeolanda, ya usted ve
you see, you see.ya usted ve, ya usted ve.

Up there on that hill,Alli arriba en aquel alto,
there's a dry orange tree;hay un seco naranjel;
the shepherd who kept themel paston que las guardaba
was blind and couldn't see.era un ciego y no las ve.
Give me, blind man, an orangeDame, ciego, una naranja
to give to this child to drink.para este nino beber.
Take one, take two,Coja una, coja dos,
take the one that's needed.coja la que es menester.

Oranges that the Child picksNaranjas que el Nino coge
grow back again.vuelven de nuevo a nacer.
Take, blind man, this handkerchief,Toma, ciego, este panuelo,
clean your eyes with it;limpia los ojos con el;
you'll see children and wife,veras hijos y mujer,
the wife like a rose,la mujer como una rosa,
the children like a carnation.los hijos como un clavel