Do you hear my age?

Do you hear, my dear, ; Do not sleep, my dear, ; Bring back the flock, ; Take a lamb from among them, ; We greet the little Jesus, ; A more beautiful gift, ; Our poverty cannot give, ; Blow the bagpipe, Pista, ; An angel stood out a halo, ; An angel stood out a halo. ; ; Unfortunately, in 1980 we found only fragments of the melody of the custom. Fortunately, in 1939, János Manga recorded the full text on a phonograph cylinder, along with a description of the custom: ; ; Do you hear, my dear, do not sleep, my dear. ; Bring back the flock, take a lamb from among them, ; for such a shepherd has already been born! ; Listen, please, you Kubo, an angelic word is heard, ; because he was born of a beautiful virgin, who will be the Savior, ; who will be the Savior. ; ; Profile, come here, ; what new news is this? ; Let's prepare a lodging for Jesus, ; from whom will salvation come! ; So what do you say to these? ; I'll bring a little cheese, ; you a little butter. ; Blow the bagpipe, Pista, ; an angel shouts glory, ; an angel shouts glory! ; ; Well, come on, Monolka, ; hurry to the city, ; let's prepare a lodging for Jesus, ; outside will salvation come! ; So what do you say to these? ; I'll bring a little cheese, ; you a little butter. ; Peti, call a shepherd, ; so that he can catch a nice goat, ; so that he can catch a nice goat! ; ; Pusztule, come here, ; send the shepherd here, ; to catch a gentle lamb! ; And we, his mother, ; greet the Lord Jesus. ; A more beautiful gift ; Our poverty cannot give. ; Blow your bagpipe, Pista, ; an angel cries out glory, ; an angel cries out glory! ; ; The following information can be read on the note attached to the cylinder: He learned from his bachelor friends. On Christmas Eve, the boys sing at the girls' houses. After the song, the boys are invited in and treated to a feast. The phonograph cylinder is located in the Institute of Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ; The 2nd–4th stanzas are from the MNT, volume II (no. 723).