Lyrics and translation Miguel Araújo - Meio Conto

Meio Conto

A Mãe Maria foi ver a novela
O Pai José foi ver o jogo ao estádio
O menino anda pela estrela
Em busca de auto-rádios
Começou lá pelo Oriente
E foi batendo tudo até Belém
Vai enchendo o saco com os presentes
Que não recebeu da mãe
Cantam as sirenes
Das horas menos badaladas
Sinos tão solenes
Que o menino toca de abalada
O Pai José já não dá com nada
O Benfica voltou a perder
A Mãe Maria já está por tudo
Saiu para espairecer
E o menino, ao nascer do dia
Pousa o pé de cabra e pendura a meia
Dorme, menino dorme,
Porque logo à noite vão servir a ceia
Cantam as sirenes
Das horas menos badaladas
Sinos tão solenes
Que o menino toca de abalada

Half a Story

Mother Mary went to watch the soap
Father Joseph went to watch the game at the stadium
The boy walks around town without a care
Searching for car radios
He started off in the East
And kept making his way until he reached Bethlehem
He keeps complaining about the gifts
That his mother didn't give him
The sirens sing
During the less popular hours
The bells are so solemn
That the boy plays them out of tune
Father Joseph has lost hope
Benfica has lost yet again
Mother Mary is done with everything
She's out trying to relax
And as the day breaks
The boy puts down his crowbar and hangs up his sock
Sleep, my boy, sleep,
Because dinner will be served as soon as the sun goes down
The sirens sing
During the less popular hours
The bells are so solemn
That the boy plays them out of tune