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The Christmas Postman /Il-Postman tal-Milied
By Storytellers at St. Vincent de Paul
The postman is busy.
He's got a package
He's delivering letters
Christmas letters
Does he have a bag full of letters on his shoulder?
He's just been in someone's house
He's smiling
Busy and tired with all the things he delivers to the kids
We used to give them a present
Toys
Smiling
There's a house on the side
And in his hands are the letters
packed in twos, ready for a donation
Hes got a package
Guzeppi the Postman
Beppe, it's my son's name
Anglu, Charlie.
What's that?
He's smiling, it's obvious he's happy
He went delivering to a home
The woman is there
She would be waiting for the postman
Baby Jesus isn't here either.
That's the Madonna, the flowered wreath
His cap has a red badge
The postman's bag has a red strap
Is it only a man?
Dik il-Madonna, il-kuruna, bil-fjuri
il-beretta ghandha badge Rosa
il-postman ghandu cinga tal-baskett.
Ragel biss?
He's here, the postman has come!
Here, the door knob
and on the door, there is a wreath with a bowtie.
He went on knocking on people's doors
He went home
He went delivering
He stopped to have a cup of tea
If it's a hot day you would give him a glass of orange squash
As he takes care of you.
We used to give him, something made with wine
You would prepare, Marsala Semi-Sweet, Vermouth, Anisette
These days, it's a recent addition,
That's what I think.
Like me,
But you didn't give it to me
That's a part of it
The man is a part of it.
Everyone needs someone
So to the Christmas one, I would give him a bottle of Anisette
As he takes care of us the whole year.
At Christmas I would send and receive Christmas cards
That wreath shows up a lot ...
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In Maltese
Il-Postman busy
Ghandu 'package'
qed iqassam l-ittri
L-ittri tal-Milied
Ghandu Baskett bl-ittri ma spaltu?
Ghadu kemm mar go xi dar
Qieghed jitbissem
Busy u ghajjien bl'affarijiet li iqassam ghat tfal
Konna intuhom rigal
Toys
Dahqan
Hemm dar fil gemb
U hu ghandu f'idejh l-ittri
fit-tnejn lesti ghad-'donation'
Ghandu 'package'
Guzeppi l-pustier
Beppe, ghandi tifel imsemmi hekk
Anglu, Charlie
Dik xi tkun?
Qieghed jidhaq,sinjal li ferhan
Mar iqassam fid dar
il-mara jkun hemm
tkun qeghda tistenna l-postman
l-anqas il-bambin m'hu hawn
Dik il-Madonna, il-kuruna, bil-fjuri
il-beretta ghandha badge Rosa
il-postman ghandu cinga tal-baskett.
Ragel biss?
Gie, gie il-postman
Hawnhekk, il-pum tal-bieb
u mal-bieb hemm il-kuruna bic-coff.
Baqa jhabbat fid-djar
Mar id-dar
Mar iqassam
Mar jieqaf biex jiehu bela te
Jekk tkun is-shana tatih tazza orange
Ghax hu jiehu hsiebek
Ahna konna ntuh xi haga tal nbid.
Tlestilhu, Marsala, Semi Sweet, Vermouth, Anisetta
Daz-zmien, m'iliex li dahlet wisq
Hekk minghalija.
Bhali,
Imma lili ma tajtuliex
Dik parti minnha
Ir-ragel parti minnha
Kul qalb trid ohra
Imbghad tal-Milied intih flixkun Anisetta
ghax jiehu hsiebna s-sena kollha.
Fil-Milied kont nghati u nircievi l-kartolini
Ghax kienet tidher hafna l-kuruna ...
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