| Riu riu chiu, la guarda ribera;
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| Dios guardo el lobo de nuestra cordera,
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| Dios guardo el lobo de neustra cordera.
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| El lobo rabioso la quiso morder,
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| Mas Dios poderoso la supo defender;
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| Quisola hazer que no pudiese pecar,
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| Ni aun original esta Virgen no tuviera.
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| Riu, riu chiu …
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| Este qu’es nacido es el gran monarca,
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| Christo patriarca de carne vestido;
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| Hemos redemido con se hazer chiquito,
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| Aunqu’era infinito, finito se hiziera.
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| Riu, riu chiu …
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| River, roaring river, guard our homes in safety,
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| God has kept the black wolf from our lamb, our Lady.
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| God has kept the black wolf from our lamb, our Lady.
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| Raging mad to bite her, there the wolf did steal,
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| But our God Almighty defended her with zeal.
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| Pure He wished to keep Her so She could never sin,
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| That first sin of man never touched the Virgin sainted.
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| River, roaring river…
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| He who’s now begotten is our mighty Monarch,
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| Christ, our Holy Father, in human flesh embodied.
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| He has brough atonement by being born so humble,
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| Though He is immortal, as mortal was created.
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| River, roaring river… |