Testi di Children Go Where I Send Thee - Michael McDonald

Children Go Where I Send Thee (originale)

WELL I GONNA SEND YOU ONE BY ONE ONE FOR THE LITTLE BITTY BABY BORN OF THE
VIRGIN MARY.
WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHING, LAYING IN A LOWLY MANAGER!
BORN!
BORN!
BORN IN BETHLEHEM.
NOW CHILDREN CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND.
HOW SHALL I SEND THEE?
WELL I’M GONNA SEND YOU TWO BY TWO.
TWO WAS PAUL AND SILAS
ONE WAS THE LITTLE BITTY BABY, WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHING.
LAYING IN A LOWLY MANGER.
BORN!
BORN!
BORN IN BETHLEHEM.
NOW CHILDREN GO WHERE I SEND THEE.
HOW SHALL I SEND THEE?
WELL I’M GONNA SEND THEE THREE BY THREE
THREE WAS THE HEBREW CHILDREN.
TWO WAS THE PAUL AND SILAS.
ONE WAS THE LITTLE BITTY BABY.
BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY.
WRAPPED IN THE
SWADDLING CLOTHING.
LAYING IN A LOWLY MANAGER.
BORN!
BORN!
BORN IN BETHLEHEM.
FOUR — FOUR WAS THE FOUR THAT STOOD AT THE DOOR
FIVE — FIVE WAS THE GOSPEL WRITERS
SIX — SIX WAS THE SIX THAT DIDN’T GET FIXED
SEVEN — SEVEN WAS THE SEVEN THAT DIDN’T GET TO HEAVEN
EIGHT — EIGHT WAS THE EIGHT THAT STOOD AT THE GATE
NINE — NINE WAS THE NINE THAT DIDN’T HAVE TIME
TEN — TEN WAS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
ELEVEN — ELEVEN WAS THE ELEVEN THAT WENT ON TO HEAVEN
TWELVE — TWELVE WAS THE TWELVE DISCIPLES

(traduzione)

BENE, TI MANDERO' UNO UNO PER UNO PER IL PICCOLO BAMBINO NATO
VERGINE MARIA.
AVVOLTO IN FASCETTE, POSIZIONATO IN UN LOWLY MANAGER!
NATO!
NATO!
NATI A BETLEMME.
ORA BAMBINI I BAMBINI ANDATE DOVE IO MANDO.
COME POSSO MANDERTI?
BENE, TI MANDERO' DUE PER DUE.
DUE ERA PAUL E SILAS
UNO ERA IL PICCOLO BAMBINO, AVVOLTO IN FASCETTE.
POSA IN UNA MANGIATOIA BASSA.
NATO!
NATO!
NATI A BETLEMME.
ORA I BAMBINI VA' DOVE TI MANDO.
COME POSSO MANDERTI?
BENE, TI MANDERO' TRE PER TRE
TRE ERANO I BAMBINI EBREI.
DUE ERA IL PAOLO E LA SILA.
UNO ERA IL PICCOLO BAMBINO.
NATO DELLA VERGINE MARIA.
AVVOLTO NEL
ABBIGLIAMENTO FASCETTE.
POSA IN UN LOWLY MANAGER.
NATO!
NATO!
NATI A BETLEMME.
QUATTRO — QUATTRO ERANO I QUATTRO CHE STAVANO ALLA PORTA
CINQUE — CINQUE ERANO GLI SCRITTORI DEL VANGELO
SEI — SEI ERANO I SEI CHE NON SI RISOLVONO
SETTE — SETTE ERANO I SETTE CHE NON HANNO RAGGIUNTO IL PARADISO
OTTO... OTTO ERANO GLI OTTO CHE SI TROVANO AL CANCELLO
NOVE... NOVE ERANO I NOVE CHE NON HANNO TEMPO
DIECI... DIECI ERANO I DIECI COMANDAMENTI
UNDICI — UNDICI ERANO GLI UNDICI CHE SONO ANDATI IN PARADISO
DODICI... DODICI ERANO I DODICI DISCEPOLI