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Abʼi, kʼuulaʼal
Rikʼin sahilal
1. Abʼi, kʼuulaʼal, ut jun bʼich tinbʼicha
Chirix li Jesus naq najter kiyoʼla
Saʼ jun najtil chʼochʼ junpakʼal li palaw—
Choqʼ jun kʼuulaʼal joʼ laaʼat, nakanaw.
[Chorus]
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Maakʼaʼ taaxuwa; chaakʼatq chʼunchʼuukin.
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Li Jesukristo tatril chaq arin.
2. Keʼchal kʼiila anjel chixyeebʼal resil
Ut chiru choxa keʼlemtzʼun xsaqenkil.
Saʼ xyanq chaq li kʼiila chahim, jun kichal—
Kixkʼut li naʼajej yokyo wiʼ li kʼuulaʼal.
[Chorus]
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Maakʼaʼ taaxuwa; chaakʼatq chʼunchʼuukin.
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Li Jesukristo tatril chaq arin.
3. Laj ilol karneer keʼkʼulun chirilbʼal;
Joʼ xye chaq li anjel, maakʼaʼ xwaribʼaal.
Saʼ xwaʼlebʼaal xul warenaq chaq, keʼril—
Li chʼina Jesus, aʼ li Rey nim xwankil.
[Chorus]
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Maakʼaʼ taaxuwa; chaakʼatq chʼunchʼuukin.
At kʼuulaʼal, warin ut warin.
Li Jesukristo tatril chaq arin.
Jun li ostinato li naru taabʼichamanq rochbʼeen li xjaʼajil li bʼich.
Us, toj warin, nachʼ wankin, (joʼkan wiʼchik)
Raatinul ut xyaabʼal: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868–1944
Ostinato: Patricia Haglund Nielsen, y. 1936. © 1989 IRI