Quddiem Xbiha tal-Madonna
Hekk kont sabiħa meta rajtek darba
F’ħolma, fil-hena taż-żgħurija tiegħi;
Kont rieqed waħdi f’sodda ċkejkna, mwarrba,
U Int mis-sema nżilt u qgħadt ftti miegħi.
Sbiħ il-jum, għejb ix-xemx, flimkien imxierka,
M’għandhomx lewn ħelu bħal wardiet ħaddejk;
Tisboq kull dija tas-smewwiet, o Mbierka,
Il-leħħa rżina minn ta’ ħbub għajnejk.
Warda li tbexxaq fiż-żernieq ta’ Mejju
Tixbaħ id-daħka ta’ xofftejk, ħanina,
Fil-ħin li miegħek tħaddan, tfajjel ħlejju,
Il-kbir Feddej, li bata u miet għalina.
Għajnejh miksura f’nagħsa ħiemda, iserraħ
Ġesù fuq sidrek ir-ras tiegħu żgħira,
Minn qalbu għal qalbek ġid is-sema jferraħ...
Ma’ dwarek l-anġli b’qima jħarsu b’għira.
Imbierka l-id illi pinġietek! Dija
Serqet lill-kwiekeb, ġmiel lill-ward tal-ġonna,
U bih libbsitek, o b’kull ħajr mimlija,
Sultana tas-smewwiet, ħelwa Madonna.
Hekk kont sabiħa, jien niftakar sewwa,
Meta fil-ħolma ta’ żgħuriti lmaħtek;
T’għajnejk, ta’ fommok kienet din il-ħlewwa;
U jien fi mħabbti bl-isem t’omm sejjaħtlek.
 
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