| En el Portal de Belén (original) | En el Portal de Belén (translation) |
|---|---|
| En el portal de Belén, hacen lumbres los pastores, | In the portal of Bethlehem, the shepherds make lights, |
| para calentar al niño | to warm the child |
| que ha nacido entre las flores. | who was born among the flowers. |
| Gloria! | Glory! |
| gloria en el bien nacido | glory in the well born |
| Vaya! | Oh! |
| vaya otro villancico. | go another carol |
| En el portal de Belén, en invierno es primavera, | In the portal of Bethlehem, in winter it is spring, |
| que el mesías ha esperado | that the messiah has waited |
| que jesús baja a la tierra. | that jesus comes down to earth. |
| Gloria! | Glory! |
| gloria en el bien nacido | glory in the well born |
| Vaya! | Oh! |
| vaya otro villancico. | go another carol |
| En el portal de Belén, hay estrellas, sol y luna, | In the portal of Bethlehem, there are stars, sun and moon, |
| la virgen y San José y el niño que está en al cuna. | the virgin and Saint Joseph and the child that is in the cradle. |
| Gloria! | Glory! |
| gloria en el bien nacito | glory in the well born |
| Vaya! | Oh! |
| vaya otro villancico. | go another carol |
| En el portal de Belén, nace un clavel encarnado, | In the portal of Bethlehem, an incarnated carnation is born, |
| que por redimir al mundo se ha vuelto lirio morado. | that to redeem the world has become a purple lily. |
