Ay sí, ay no

(Carol from the north collected by Margot Loyola during the La Tirana festivities in Iquique)

At midnight
all the roosters crowed
and in their song they announced
that the baby Jesus was born.

Oh yes, oh no,
I love the child.

At the portal of Bethlehem
the shepherds made fire
to warm the child
that was born among the flowers.

Lady Doña María,
here I bring you these pears,
although they are not very mature,
but they are good.