Quaeramus Cum Pastoribus, Jean Mouton

Let us seek with the shepherds

The Word incarnate;

Let us sing with all mankind

For the King of the age. Noel.

What do you see in the stable?

Jesus, born of the Virgin.

What do you hear in the manger?

Angels with a song

And shepherds saying: Noel.

Where do you eat, where do you lie?

Say, whether you weep or laugh:

We ask you, Christ the King. Noel.

My food is milk of the Virgin

My bed is a hard manger,

My tears are songs. Noel.