| Coplas de Navidad (original) | Coplas de Navidad (translation) |
|---|---|
| No sé de dónde vengo | I don't know where I come from |
| Y voy para Belén | And I'm going to Bethlehem |
| Belén está muy lejos | bethlehem is far away |
| Hay que tomar el tren | You have to take the train |
| Cruzar el mar en coche | Cross the sea by car |
| Después seguir a pie | then continue on foot |
| Belén no está lejos | Bethlehem is not far |
| Cerca está Belén | Nearby is Bethlehem |
| Queda donde todos | It stays where everyone |
| Nos portamos bien | we behave well |
| Se me ha perdido un niño | I have lost a child |
| Y no lo puedo hallar | And I can't find it |
| Lo andoy buscando a tientas | I'm looking for it gropingly |
| Con gran necesidad | in great need |
| Lo llamo y no contesta | I call him and he does not answer |
| Yo llego y él se va | I arrive and he leaves |
| El niño está cerca | the child is near |
| Ahí nomás está | there it is |
| Durmiendo tranquilo | sleeping peacefully |
| Junto a su mamá | next to his mom |
| Recuerdo que hac añares | I remember years ago |
| Solíamos jugar | We used to play |
| Los dos éramos changos | We were both monkeys |
| Pero una Navidad | but a Christmas |
| Me fui para sr grande | I left for Mr. Big |
| Y ya no lo vi más | And I didn't see him anymore |
| Pero él no se cansa | But he doesn't get tired |
| Nunca de jugar | never to play |
| Sigue siendo chango | still a monkey |
| Para Navidad | For Christmas |
| Le llevo mil regalos | I bring you a thousand gifts |
| En cajas de cardón | In cardboard boxes |
| Y voy con mucho miedo | And I'm very afraid |
| Porque alguien me contó | because someone told me |
| Que el chango amigo mío | that the monkey my friend |
| Ahora es gran señor | Now he is great lord |
| No le lleves nada | Don't take him anything |
| Nada, por favor | nothing please |
| Más que un paquetito | More than a little package |
| Con tu corazón | with your heart |
