| Chi-qui-rri-tin (original) | Chi-qui-rri-tin (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ay del chiquirritin | Woe to the chiquirritin |
| Metido entre pajas | tucked between straws |
| Ay del chiquirritin chiquirritin | Woe to the chiquirritin chiquirritin |
| Queridi queridito del alma | Dear darling of the soul |
| Entre un buey una y mula | Between an ox and a mule |
| Dios a nacido y entre | God is born and between |
| Un probe pesebre | a prob manger |
| Le an recojido | they picked him up |
| Ay del… | Woe to… |
| Maria Maria ven aca corriendo | Maria Maria come here running |
| Que el chocolatillo | that the chocolate |
| Se lo estan comiendo | they are eating it |
| Hacia belen va una burr | Towards Bethlehem goes a burr |
| Rir rin yo me remendaba | Rir rin I mended myself |
| Yo me remende yo me eche | I patched myself up |
| Un remiendo yo me lo quite | I took off a patch |
| Cargada de chocolate | loaded with chocolate |
| Lleva su chocolatera rin rin | Take your chocolate rin rin |
| Yo me remendaba | I mended |
| Yo me remende | I mend |
| Yo me eche en remiendo | I put myself in patch |
| Yo me lo quite | I took it off |
| Su molinillo y su anafré | Her grinder and her anafré |
| Maria Maria… | Maria Maria... |
| Ya viene la vieja | the old one is coming |
| Con el aguinaldo la parece mucho | With the bonus it seems like a lot |
| Le viene quitando | She is taking him away |
| Le parace mucho | she looks a lot like him |
| La viene quitando | She is removing it |
| Pampanitos verdes | green pom poms |
| Ojas de limon | lemon leaves |
| La virjen Maria | The Virgin Mary |
| Madre del senor | mother of the lord |
| Ya vienen los reyes | the kings are coming |
| Por los arenales | by the sandbanks |
| Ya le traen al nino | They already bring the child |
| Muy ricos panales | very rich honeycombs |
| Ya le traen al nino | They already bring the child |
| Muy ricos panales | very rich honeycombs |
| Pampanitos… | Pampanitos… |
