Away in a manger

1. hiddenEngannedhoditr’ixineganhxathdlanh.Far away overseas a baby was born.

2. hiddenDinaxito’Viya’xaɬne.They say [it was] Our Father’s Son.

3. hiddenNduxsin,tr’i’ne,tthen’chuxdoɬt’oɬ.Up high, a big star was shining, it is said.

4. hiddenTr’ixineganhk’idzgidingidzq’idztthitl’u’onh.The little baby laid his head on the straw.1

5. hiddenGgaggchux,tr’i’ne,tr’anxiynidhit.Big animals woke him up, it is said.

6. hiddenTr’ixineganhk’idzithtrights’in’.The little baby doesn’t cry.

7. hiddenDinaxito’Viya’,ngiq’aditr’et’a.Our Father’s Son, we love you.

8. hiddenXoghli’eɬts’in’dinaghodhedo.Stay with us until it’s light.

Notes

1. gidingidz is usually translated as ‘grass’ but can also mean ‘straw’.