La Navidad Del Pibe
Yerba Brava Lyrics
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Sus padres lo abandonaron,
Que destino cruel apenas era
Un bebé.
El mira al pasar que
Pibes como el reciben abrazos
Regalos también, todos
Alguna vez soñó y no
Pudo tener.
Triste navidad la del
Pibe aquel que solo se
Conforma con algo pa'comer,
Triste navidad la que
Vive el sin padres
Asi en la calle y sin nadie
A quien querer.
Termina la noche y solo
Otra vez, descalzo por la
Villa enfriando sus pies.
Besos de mamá nunca
Pudo tener, juguetes nuevos
No son para el.
El mira al pasar que
Pibes como el reciben abrazos
Regalos también, todos
Los demás tienen lo que
Alguna vez soñó y no
Pudo tener.
Triste navidad la del
Pibe aquel que solo se
Conforma con algo pa'comer,
Triste navidad la que
Vive el sin padres
Asi en la calle y sin nadie
A quien querer.
Triste navidad la del
Pibe aquel que solo se
Conforma con algo pa'comer,
Triste navidad la que
Vive el sin padres
Asi en la calle y sin nadie
A quien querer.
The song La Navidad Del Pibe by Yerba Brava is a poignant reflection on the struggles of a young boy who is forced to spend Christmas alone and hungry in the poverty-stricken slums of Buenos Aires. The opening stanza describes the boy's bleak background: his parents abandoned him when he was still a baby, leaving him to fend for himself in a merciless world. As the boy looks around him, he sees other children receiving gifts and affection from their families, while he is left to suffer in silence.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the boy's loneliness and isolation. He has no parents to provide for him, no one to give him a warm embrace or a Christmas present. All he can hope for is something to eat, which would be a meager consolation for the emptiness he feels inside. The final stanza of the song closes on the same somber note, with the boy wandering alone through the streets of the slum as the night draws to a close.
Line by Line Meaning
Por la villa va el pibe aquel,
The boy is walking through the neighborhood,
Sus padres lo abandonaron,
His parents abandoned him,
Que destino cruel apenas era
Such a cruel fate for such a young child,
Un bebé.
who was just a baby.
El mira al pasar que
As he walks, he sees that
Pibes como el reciben abrazos
other kids like him are receiving hugs,
Regalos también, todos
gifts too, everything
Los demás tienen lo que
everyone has what
Alguna vez soñó y no
he once dreamed of and
Pudo tener.
could never have.
Triste navidad la del
It's a sad Christmas for
Pibe aquel que solo se
that boy who only has
Conforma con algo pa'comer,
just enough to eat,
Triste navidad la que
It's a sad Christmas, one that
Vive el sin padres
he lives without parents,
Asi en la calle y sin nadie
alone on the street with no one
A quien querer.
to love.
Termina la noche y solo
The night ends and he is
Otra vez, descalzo por la
once again, walking barefoot through the
Villa enfriando sus pies.
neighborhood, feet getting cold.
Besos de mamá nunca
He never got kisses from his mother,
Pudo tener, juguetes nuevos
and new toys
No son para el.
are not meant for him.
Contributed by Jonathan J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.