You come down from the stars, O King of heaven,
and come to a cave in the cold and frost. (2 v.)
O my divine Child,
I see you here trembling;
O blessed God!
Ah, how much it cost you to have loved me! (2 v.)
You, who are the Creator of the world,
lack clothes and fire, oh my Lord. (2 v.)
Dear chosen little boy,
how much this poverty
falls me more,
since it made you still love me poor. (2 v.)
You leave the beautiful joy of the divine breast,
to come to suffer on this hay. (2 v.)
Sweet love of my heart,
where did love transport you?
O my Jesus,
why did you suffer so much? for my love! (2 v.)
But if it was your will to suffer,
why do you want to cry then, why cry? (2 v.)
My Jesus, I understand you yes!
Ah, my Lord!
You cry not out of pain, but out of love. (2 v.)
You cry to see yourself ungrateful from me
after such great love, so little loved!
O beloved - of my chest,
If it was already like this once upon a time , now I only desire you
Dear, don't cry anymore, for I love you and I love you (2 v.)
You sleep, my Ninno, but in the meantime my heart
does not sleep, no but stay awake at all hours
Ah, my beautiful and pure Lamb
what are you thinking about? you tell me. O immense love, one day I will die for you, answer, I think. (2 v.)
So to die for me, do you think, O God
And can I love anything else besides you?
O Mary. my hope,
if I love your Jesus little, don't be disdainful
you love him for me, if I don't know how to love! (2 v)

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