Astoarena
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan
asto bat dago elizan.
Hantxe da abiatu
debotenganantza
eta beste bat dela
ematen du antza
baina haren otoitza
dirudi burlantza
pater nosterrik gabe
egin du arrantza.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
Korura igon eta
han daude kantari
apezpiku jaunaren
hogei zerbitzari
pena ematen diote
gure astoari
ez baitaki latinez
gaixo pekatari.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
Apaiza semoilari
dago pulpituan
hainbeste garraxia
arnasa itoan
gure astoarekin
sartu da pleituan
eta honen arrantzak
ixiltzen zituan.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
Elizan du sufritu
momentu larririk
arrantzarik gabeko
lastimagarririk
kristau belauniko
lurrean jarririk
inork ez du ikusi
haren belarririk.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
Buztana altua eta
korotik erori
bertan akabatzen da
ez delako txori
zerura jotzen eta
aita San Pedrori
zer moduz gustatuko
asto nabar hori.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
Aita San Pedrok dio
ai zer patzientzi
zeruan astorik
ez zuen lizentzi
baina sarrera onik
nola galerazi
kabestroan dakarzki
hamar indulgentzi.
Kristau prestu bat bailitzan…
The Donkey
If there was a ready priest
there is a donkey in the church.
There it started
in the stable
and it seems
there is another one
but its memory
seems mocking
without the Lord's prayer
it has made a catch.
If there was a ready priest…
It goes up to the choir
and there are singers
twenty servants
of the lord priest
they give punishment
to our donkey
as it doesn't know Latin
it's a sick sinner.
If there was a ready priest…
The seminarian priest
is in the pulpit
so angry
with a tight breath
he has entered
into a lawsuit with our donkey
and its fishing
he was stopping.
If there was a ready priest…
In the church
it has suffered
the most severe moment
without a fish
of the Christian knee
lying on the ground
no one sees
its belly.
If there was a ready priest…
The high buzzard
falls from the choir
it ends there
as it is not a bird
aiming for heaven
and to Father San Pedro
how will he like
that clear donkey.
If there was a ready priest…
Father San Pedro says
oh what patience
no donkey in heaven
had a license
but the good entry
how to get it
he brings in his pocket
ten indulgences.
If there was a ready priest…