Canción para Navidad [English translation]
Canción para Navidad [English translation]
Christmas, it is Christmas,
all the earth rejoices
and the sea is saddened.
Sailor, where do you go?
Cast away your nets and pray,
see the star as it flies by.
Sailor, oh sailor,
make an altar out of your boat,
Sailor, oh sailor,
because Christmas has come.
Sailor, oh sailor,
make an altar out of your boat,
Sailor, oh sailor,
because Christmas has come.
White hospital nights,
leave the crying away tonight,
for the baby is in the coming.
Wanderer without a home,
come into my house tonight,
and tomorrow, God shall say.
Wanderer, oh wanderer
let your bag be filled,
Wanderer, oh wanderer
because Christmas has come (bis)
Come, soldier, come back now
to heal your wounds,
so I can lend you peace.
Christmas, it is Christmas,
all the earth rejoices
and the sea is saddened.
You, that listen to my message
make an altar at your home,
leave hate behind, come with me,
because Christmas has come.
(Spoken)
And on midnight mass,
the choirs pluck the strings
and, rapt before the newborn Christ,
a mother prays
for the son, that far from home
will feel the sadness,
and the eyes of the child, tonight,
will weep with her.
Tonight, wanderer,
make an altar out of your home.
Tonight, come with me
because Christmas has come.
- Artist:José Luis Perales
- Album:El pregón (1974)