Not long ago, an angel
Song
Not long ago, an angel, ; Announced news. ; In the castle of Bethlehem, ; Little Jesus was born. ; ; Bethlehem, Bethlehem, ; In your time of need, ; Mary arrived, ; In a ragged stable. ; ; Houses, deserts ; They visited everywhere, ; But the Virgin Mary ; Everywhere was excluded. ; ; Everywhere they said, ; We cannot give you lodging, ; Because we have many guests, ; They seized the lodging. ; ; Then they went out, ; To the end of the city, ; For cattle, sheep, ; A resting place. ; ; There was a stable, ; Mary herself. ; She chose it, ; For her holy son. ; ; Sitting there on the straw, ; Like a sad dove, ; She prepares herself, ; For the happy birth.