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Last year, on December 12, Mercedes and Edgar from the Spanish podcast: Lecturas Del Dia (daily readings)  shared a wonderful history of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  Today, Edgar explains the Latin American tradition of Las Posadas.  Edgar and Mercedes live in Mexico City with their infant daughter Anna.  They are awaiting the arrival of their second child. Music By Lionel Valdellon and Ray Sisson.

Posada float, Oaxaca

Lyrics of “ask for” Posada.

Afuera:
En nombre del cielo
Os pido posada
Pues no puede andar
Mi esposa amada
Adentro:
Aquí no es mesón
Sigan adelante
Yo no puedo abrir
No sea algun tunante
Afuera:
No seas inhumano
Tennos caridad
Que el Rey de los cielos
Te lo premiará
Adentro:
Ya se pueden ir
Y no molestar
porque si me enfado
Os voy a apalear
Afuera:
Venimos rendidos
Desde Nazaret
Yo soy carpintero
De nombre José
Adentro:
No me importa el nombre
Déjenme dormir
Porque ya les digo
Que no hemos de abrir
Afuera:
Posada te pide
Amado casero
Por sólo una noche
La reina del cielo
Adentro:
Pues si es una reina
Quien lo solicita
¿Cómo es que de noche
Anda tan solita?
Afuera:
Mi esposa es María
Es reina del cielo
Y madre va a ser
Del divino verbo
Adentro:
¿Eres tú José?
¿Tu esposa es María?
Entren peregrinos
No los conocía
Afuera:
Dios pague, señores
Vuestra caridad
Y que os colme el cielo
De felicidad
Adentro:
Dichosa la casa
Que alberga este día
A la virgen pura
La hermosa María

¡Entren santos peregrinos!
¡Reciban éste rincón!
Que aunque es pobre la morada
¡Se las doy de corazón!

¡Cantemos con alegría!
¡Todos al considerar!
¡Que Jesús, José y María
nos vinieron hoy a honrar!
————- Outside – Joseph asks:
(In the name of heaven)
(I request you grant us shelter)
(Given that she cannot walk)
(She my beloved wife)
Inside – “Probable” host answers:
(This is not an Inn)
(Please continue ahead)
(I can not open)
(You may be a robber)

Outside – Joseph replies:
(Please do not be inhumane)
(grant us charity)
(Since the King of heavens)
(Will prize you for that)
Inside – Still “probable” host answers:
(You can already go away)
(and do not bother)
(because if I get upset)
(I will beat you up)
Outside – Joseph insists:
(We come exhausted)
(From Nazareth)
(I am a carpenter)
(Named Joseph)
Inside – Still unconvinced host replies:
(I don’t care about your name)
(Let me go to sleep)
(Because, as I said)
(We shall not open)  Outside – Joseph expects reasoning:
(She asks you shelter)
(Dear innkeeper)
(for just one night)
(She, the queen of heaven)

Inside – Almost convinced host asks:
(So, if she’s a queen)
(who is asking for it?)
(how is it that at night)
(she travels so alone?)  Outside – Joseph answers:
(My wife is Mary)
(She’s the Heavenly Queen)
(And she’ll be mother)
(Of the divine word)

Inside – Convinced host finally offers shelter:
(Are you Joseph?)
(Is your wife Mary?)
(Come in, pilgrims)
(I did not know you)
Outside – Joseph gratefully says:
(May God pay, sirs)
(your charity)
(And may heaven swamp you)
(With happiness)
Inside – Host replies:
(Happy be the house)
(That this day hosts)
(The pure virgin)
(The beautiful Mary)
(Come in, holy pilgrims!)
(Receive this corner!)
(Because, even though the place is poor)
(I offer it to you from my heart!)

(Lets sing with joy!)
(Everyone at the thought!)
(That Jesus, Joseph and Mary)
(Came today to honour us!)

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