Pastores a Belén
A Spanish-language Christmas villancico calling the shepherds to Bethlehem, as a Catholic songbook printed it for New Mexico in 1916, for 2 to 4 singers, sung in Spanish: the verse, "Allí, allí, allí, nos espera Jesús", and the refrain, "Llevemos, pues, turrones y miel" (let us bring nougat and honey) to offer the Child Manuel (Emmanuel).
Opens in the app, in your browser.
The parts
Each part's lowest and highest note. Pick the one that sits where you sing comfortably.
Not sure which is yours? The app's range check suggests your part and key.
The first verse
Words: unsigned, as printed in Cánticos espirituales con música (Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1916)Tune: unsigned, as printed in Cánticos espirituales con música (Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1916)
Pastores á BelénVamos con alegría A ver á nuestro bien,Al Hijo de María. Allí,allí, allí, Nos espera Jesús,Allí, allí, Nos convida su luz.
About Pastores a Belén
Pastores a Belén calls the shepherds to Bethlehem "A ver á nuestro bien", to see our good, and its refrain brings "turrones y miel", nougat and honey, to the Child Manuel. The earliest printing of its music that we have seen, unsigned, is in Cánticos espirituales con música (Las Vegas, New Mexico, 1916). The book's note says it at last brings out the music of the Cánticos espirituales collected by Father J. B. Ralliere, who served Tomé, New Mexico, from 1858 to 1911, and that it leaves the songs "intactos" as far as it can, because the people of its region "así los conoce, así los canta, así los quiere" (knows them, sings them, loves them this way). We sing its page a tone higher, in G, keeping its "á" for "a", with four parts of our own: the verse and the refrain, for 2 to 4 singers.
More songs to learn
- Free Abide with Me4 parts · Hymn
- Free Adir Hu4 parts · Jewish
- Free All Through the Night4 parts · Folk
Learn Pastores a Belén, part by part.
Start with the part that fits your voice. It's free.