Véspera de Natal [English translation]

I remember it all very well

It was Christmas Eve

I got home and found my girl on distress

The children were all crying

The table was empty, there was no food

Then I went out, bought some candy, some meat

I also bought a gingerbread

And, fulfilling my destiny,

I dressed up as Santa Claus

I called my girl

"I'm gonna get up on the roof

And fall down the chimney

Meanwhile, you

Get all the kids

And rehearsal 'Jingle Bells'"

Oh, God, what a sacrifice it was

The chimney hole was very tight

My girl saw my despair

And then made the whole tenement get alarmed

To get me off there

They needed to call the firemen

• Artist:Ivan Lins
• Album:Um Novo Tempo