El Noi De La Mare
Guillermina Motta Lyrics
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fum, fum, fum!
El vint-i-cinc de desembre,
fum, fum, fum!
Ha nascut un minyonet
ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet;
fill de la Verge Maria,
és nat en una establia,
Aquí dalt de la muntanya,
fum, fum, fum!
Aquí dalt de la muntanya,
fum, fum, fum!
si n'hi ha dos pastorets,
abrigadets, abrigadets,
amb la pell i la samarra,
mengen ous i butifarra,
fum, fum, fum!
Qui dirà més gran mentida?
fum, fum, fum!
Qui dirà més gran mentida?
fum, fum, fum!
Ja respon el majoral,
amb gran cabal, amb gran cabal,
jo faré deu mil camades
amb un salt totes plegades,
fum, fum, fum!
Déu nos do unes santes festes,
fum, fum, fum!
Déu nos do unes santes festes,
fum, fum, fum!
Faci fred, facil calor,
serà el millor, serà el millor,
de Jesús fer gran memòria
perquè ens vulgui dalt la Glòria,
fum, fum, fum!
El vint-i-cinc de desembre,
fum, fum, fum!
El vint-i-cinc de desembre,
fum, fum, fum!
Ha nascut un minyonet
ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet;
fill de la Verge Maria,
és nat en una establia,
fum, fum, fum!
Guillermina Motta's song, "El Noi de la Mare," is a traditional Catalan Christmas carol that narrates the birth of Jesus Christ with a festive tone. The song starts with the repetition of "El vint-i-cinc de desembre, fum, fum, fum!" (On the 25th of December, smoke, smoke, smoke!) and describes the birth of the baby Jesus in a stable as the son of the Virgin Mary, represented in the lyrics as "fill de la Verge Maria."
The second verse of the song shifts to the perspective of two shepherds who are keeping watch in the mountains, enjoying eggs and butifarra sausage. The atmosphere is jovial and light-hearted as they sing of the baby's birth with the refrain "fum, fum, fum!" The third verse presents a playful moment as the "majoral" (head shepherd) claims that he will create ten thousand "camades" (beds) by jumping on them all at once.
The song's final verse reminds listeners to give thanks to God for the holy festivities of Christmas, whether it's cold or warm, and to remember the life of Jesus as a path to the glory that awaits them. The lyrics end by repeating the first verse and emphasizing the birth of the white and pink baby boy in the manger, accompanied by the same recurring refrain.
Line by Line Meaning
El vint-i-cinc de desembre, fum, fum, fum!
On the 25th of December, there is smoke, smoke, smoke!
Ha nascut un minyonet ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet; fill de la Verge Maria, és nat en una establia, fum, fum, fum!
A little baby boy was born, pink and white, pink and white, son of the Virgin Mary, born in a stable, smoke, smoke, smoke!
Aquí dalt de la muntanya, fum, fum, fum! si n'hi ha dos pastorets, abrigadets, abrigadets, amb la pell i la samarra, mengen ous i butifarra, fum, fum, fum!
Here up in the mountain, smoke, smoke, smoke! if there are two shepherds, bundled up, bundled up, with their skins and cloaks, they eat eggs and cured sausage, smoke, smoke, smoke!
Qui dirà més gran mentida? fum, fum, fum! Ja respon el majoral, amb gran cabal, amb gran cabal, jo faré deu mil camades amb un salt totes plegades, fum, fum, fum!
Who will tell the biggest lie? Smoke, smoke, smoke! The head shepherd responds, with great confidence, with great confidence, I'll make ten thousand beds with one jump, all compacted, smoke, smoke, smoke!
Déu nos do unes santes festes, fum, fum, fum! Faci fred, facil calor, serà el millor, serà el millor, de Jesús fer gran memòria perquè ens vulgui dalt la Glòria, fum, fum, fum!
God bless us with holy festivities, smoke, smoke, smoke! Whether it's cold or hot, it will be the best, it will be the best, to remember Jesus so that he will take us to Glory, smoke, smoke, smoke!
Contributed by Scarlett H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.