| Arre Borriquito (original) | Arre Borriquito (translation) |
|---|---|
| En la puerta de mi casa | In the door of my house |
| Voy a poner un petardo | I'm going to put a firecracker |
| Pa reirme del que venga | To laugh at whoever comes |
| A pedir el aguinaldo | To ask for the bonus |
| Pues si voy a dar a todos | Well, if I'm going to give everyone |
| El que pida en nochebuena | The one who asks on Christmas Eve |
| Yo si que voy a tener | I am going to have |
| Que pedir de puerta en puerta | What to order from door to door |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Arre burro arre | Go donkey go |
| Anda mas deprisa que llegamos tarde | Go faster, we're late |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Vamos a belen | let's go to belen |
| Que mañana es fiesta | that tomorrow is a party |
| Y el otro tambien | And the other one too |
| En el cielo hay una estrella | In the sky there is a star |
| Ya los reyes ya lo miran | The kings already look at it |
| Aceleren para ver | speed up to see |
| A dios hijo de maria | to god son of mary |
| Cuando pasan los marajos | When the marajos pass |
| Sale la gente al camino | People go out on the road |
| Ya veran se van corriendo | You'll see they run away |
| Para ver al tierno niño | To see the tender child |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Arre burro arre | Go donkey go |
| Anda mas deprisa que llegamos tarde | Go faster, we're late |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Vamos a belen | let's go to belen |
| Que mañana es fiesta | that tomorrow is a party |
| Y el otro tambien | And the other one too |
| Hacia el portal de belen | To the portal of Belen |
| Se dirige un pastorcillo | A little shepherd is directed |
| Tratando de esta manera | trying this way |
| Acelera el camino | speed up the road |
| Ha nacido el niño dios | The god child is born |
| En un portal miserable | In a miserable portal |
| Para enseñar a los hombres | To teach men |
| La mitad de su linaje | Half of his lineage |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Arre burro arre | Go donkey go |
| Anda mas deprisa que llegamos tarde | Go faster, we're late |
| Arre borriquito | pull up little donkey |
| Vamos a belen | let's go to belen |
| Que mañana es fiesta | that tomorrow is a party |
| Y el otro tambien (x3) | And the other one too (x3) |
