Jésus bambino [English translation]

It seemed he was a beautiful ma

Coming from the open seas

Who knew like no one else

How to speak of love to women.

He offered Marie a

cheap ring

stole her youth

and left on the waves.

Perplexed she stayed in her bedroom

From April to September

In her short dress

Getting shorter by day.

The girl didn't know much

Of people or of customs

She knew only one man

Of faraway shores

She was only 16

When her child was born

From tavern to tavern

She sang to everyone and no one

She sang songs of festivities

Believing them to be lullabies

She pretended to be Madonna

She wasn't so unhappy

She moved like a shadow

In the suburbs of Rome

Taking herself to be the Virgin Mary

So that the heavens forgive her

Nothing is left from her brief life

Except the child of luck

And whose name he bears

Like an immense cross

Like a burden as heavy as the world

On his back

This funny baptised name

Baby Jesus

• Artist:Dalida