Maria durch ein Dornwald ging (English Translation) Mary walks amid the thorns, Kyrie eleison! Mary walks amid the thorns Which seven years no leaf have borne. Jesus and Mary. What ‘neath her heart doth Mary bear? Kyrie eleison! A little child doth Mary bear, Beneath her heart he nestles there. Jesus and Mary. Lo! Roses on the thorns appear, Kyrie eleison! And as the two are passing near, Roses on the thorns appear. Jesus and Mary. Who should baptise the child? Kyrie eleison! That should indeed Saint John be, Who should baptise the child. Jesus and Maria. What should the child be named? Kyrie eleison! His name should be Christ, As his name has been from the beginning. Jesus and Mary. Who alone has redeemed the world? Kyrie eleison! That indeed is the Christchild, Who has alone the world redeemed. Jesus and Mary.