Lyrics - Burgundian Carol by Lamonnoye Bernard

Burgundian
Carol
The winter season of the year,
When to this world our
Lord was born,
The ox and donkey, so they say,
Did keep his holy presence warm.
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first he came,
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?
And on that night it has been told
These humble beasts so rough and rude,
Throughout the noght of holy birth
Drank no water, ate no food.
How many oxen and donkeys now
If they were there when first he came,
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do the same?
As soon as to these humble beasts
Appeared our
Lord, so mild and sweet,
With joy they knelt before his
Grace
And gently kissed
His tiny feet.
How many oxen and donkeys now
Dressed in ermine, silk and such,
How many oxen and donkeys you know
At such a time would do as much?
Written by
Bernard
La
Monnoye, ca 1700.
Translated by
Oscar
Brand
Recorded by the
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