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Nativity scene from Bratislava
Song
Characters: ; ; ANGEL, TWO SHEPHERDS, OLD MAN ; ; ANGEL ; He wears a long, white shirt, a hat made of paper on his head, on which a cross cut out of colored paper is glued. He has a bell in one hand, and a nativity scene in the other. ; SHEPHERD I. ; In an inside-out winter coat, a sheepskin hat on his head, and a rattle stick in his hand. ; SHEPHERD II. ; He is dressed similarly to Shepherd I. ; OLD MAN ; With a mustache, a beard, an inside-out fur coat, and a chain stick in his hand. ; ; ANGEL ; Praise be to Jesus Christ! ; Can we go in with the nativity scene? ; ; HOUSEHOLDERS ; Yes. ; ; (The angel and Shepherd I. bring in the nativity scene) ; ; ANGEL ; I wish you a lucky good evening. ; To the landlord, his only small family! ; We brought Little Jesus to visit. ; Who did Mary give birth to at the beginning of the cattle. ; They thirsted from Limbo, ; The Holy Fathers were very happy, it has become true... ; Glory! ; ; (He will ring the bell and then sing) ; 
; Dear friend, come in! ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Hoppista, I'm here too, ; Keep me well with wine and pike, ; You too, landlady, be more careful, ; Set your table with soda and sausage. ; ; ANGEL ; There will be, there will be a scoundrel for you. ; ; SHEPHERD II ; Get out of here, all you young men, ; Because a gentleman has come in. ; Whose two faces are as red as blood, ; A thaler is missing from his pocket. ; ; Well, old man, come in! ; ; OLD MAN ; Let us praise Jesus, who lies in a manger, ; But I have traveled many mountains and valleys, ; But I have never found such a place. ; You are doing well here, you eat and drink, ; But as for me, you don't even think about this moldy beard of mine. ; But I take out this thin cane of mine, ; I pull out the shoulder straps of the shirts so that ; Even I regret it. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; You, old man! We neither eat nor drink here, ; Let's just lick the lip of the water bottle. ; ; OLD MAN ; Give it to me, so I can lick it too. ; ; SHEPHERD II ; You, old man! It would be better if you went to Bethlehem. ; ; OLD MAN ; Where? To Debrecen? ; ; SHEPHERD II ; To Bethlehem, to kiss the little Jesus. ; ; ANGEL ; Glory! ; ; SHEPHERD II ; Hear, old man, the angel is speaking. ; ; OLD MAN ; I hear, I hear the rooster crowing. ; Let's settle on this holy land. ; ; (He lies down, the others sing) ; ; 
; SHEPHERD I ; Get up, old man, get up! ; ; OLD MAN ; I don't need milk. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Get up, because I'll cut you between your two shoulders so that your fur will be combed out. ; ; (The old man gets up) ; ; OLD MAN ; But I have grown old on this holy land. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; You, old man! Could you sing a song? ; ; OLD MAN ; Even my grandfather didn't know. ; Well, would I be a fool then? ; But I will try. ; ; (Makes the sign of the cross) ; In the name of the Father, the Holy Spirit, and God, amen. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; So the young Hun stayed? ; ; OLD MAN ; He stayed outside, holding a sack for the bacon. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Old man, could you sing a song? ; ; OLD MAN ; Well, how could I not? ; ; (They go around the nativity scene singing, ; and beat the ground rhythmically with the rattle stick) ; ; EVERYTHING ; 
; EVERYTHING ; Well, let's go!
; Dear friend, come in! ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Hoppista, I'm here too, ; Keep me well with wine and pike, ; You too, landlady, be more careful, ; Set your table with soda and sausage. ; ; ANGEL ; There will be, there will be a scoundrel for you. ; ; SHEPHERD II ; Get out of here, all you young men, ; Because a gentleman has come in. ; Whose two faces are as red as blood, ; A thaler is missing from his pocket. ; ; Well, old man, come in! ; ; OLD MAN ; Let us praise Jesus, who lies in a manger, ; But I have traveled many mountains and valleys, ; But I have never found such a place. ; You are doing well here, you eat and drink, ; But as for me, you don't even think about this moldy beard of mine. ; But I take out this thin cane of mine, ; I pull out the shoulder straps of the shirts so that ; Even I regret it. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; You, old man! We neither eat nor drink here, ; Let's just lick the lip of the water bottle. ; ; OLD MAN ; Give it to me, so I can lick it too. ; ; SHEPHERD II ; You, old man! It would be better if you went to Bethlehem. ; ; OLD MAN ; Where? To Debrecen? ; ; SHEPHERD II ; To Bethlehem, to kiss the little Jesus. ; ; ANGEL ; Glory! ; ; SHEPHERD II ; Hear, old man, the angel is speaking. ; ; OLD MAN ; I hear, I hear the rooster crowing. ; Let's settle on this holy land. ; ; (He lies down, the others sing) ; ; 
; SHEPHERD I ; Get up, old man, get up! ; ; OLD MAN ; I don't need milk. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Get up, because I'll cut you between your two shoulders so that your fur will be combed out. ; ; (The old man gets up) ; ; OLD MAN ; But I have grown old on this holy land. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; You, old man! Could you sing a song? ; ; OLD MAN ; Even my grandfather didn't know. ; Well, would I be a fool then? ; But I will try. ; ; (Makes the sign of the cross) ; In the name of the Father, the Holy Spirit, and God, amen. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; So the young Hun stayed? ; ; OLD MAN ; He stayed outside, holding a sack for the bacon. ; ; SHEPHERD I ; Old man, could you sing a song? ; ; OLD MAN ; Well, how could I not? ; ; (They go around the nativity scene singing, ; and beat the ground rhythmically with the rattle stick) ; ; EVERYTHING ; 
; EVERYTHING ; Well, let's go!