At the Gate of Heaven (A la Puerta del Cielo)

DESCRIPTION: Spanish, "A la puerta del cielo venden zapatos." "At the gate of heaven little shoes they are selling For the little barefooted angels there dwelling." "God will bless those so peacefully sleeping And keep the mothers whose love they are keeping."
AUTHOR: unknown (English camp song translation by A. D. Zanzig)
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (SongsOfManyNations)
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage religious children nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 342, "At the Gate of Heaven" (notes only)
SongsOfManyNations, "At the Gate of Heaven" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 5) (12th edition, p. 38)
DT, LAPUERTA*
File: ACSF342A

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