For this year’s Christmas song, I chose an original Portuguese song. It’s called “Linda Noite de Natal” and it was composed and written by Father David Sequeira, a local priest from Tavira.
The lyrics:
Linda noite de Natal
Noite de grande alegria
Caminhava S. José
Mais a sagrada Maria
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Caminhavam p’ra Belém
Para lá chegar de dia
Mas quando eles lá chegaram
Já toda a gente dormia
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Bateram a muitas portas
Mas ninguém lhes acudia
Foram dar a uma choupana
Onde o boi bento dormia
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
São José foi buscar lume
Ficou rezando Maria
Mas quando José voltou
Já Deus Menino sorria
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Linda noite, linda noite
Linda noite de Natal
Translation
Beautiful Christmas night
A night of great joy
St Joseph was walking
Plus the Holy Mary
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful night of Christmas
Beautiful night, beautiful night
A beautiful Christmas night
They walked to Bethlehem
To get there by day
But when they got there
Everyone was already asleep
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful Christmas Eve
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful Christmas Eve
They knocked on many doors
But nobody helped them
They came to a cottage
Where the ox benedict was sleeping
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful Christmas night
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful Christmas Eve
St Joseph went to fetch a light
He was praying to Mary
But when Joseph returned
Already Baby Jesus (Child God) was smiling
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful night of Christmas
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful night of Christmas
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful night of Christmas
Beautiful night, beautiful night
Beautiful night of Christmas
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