1503, Reis Magos

(poem). When Crist was born.

When Christ was born of Virgo blest
All the Earth
Felt and marvelled at His birth,

The host of angels then,
Lo, a new glory sings,
And victory the three kings
For the souls of men.

To great lands East and West
Then in mirth
Travelled the tidings of our Saviour's birth.


The full text in the original language
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Cuando la virgen bendita
lo parió,
todo mundo lo sintió...

Los coros angelicales
todos cantan nueva gloria...,
los tres reyes, la vitoria
de las almas humanales.

En las tierras principales,
se sonó
cuando nuestro Dios nasció.