Ding dong bell, ding dong bell
ring the bells
it's Christmas in Peixinhos.
A child is born
many children
in houses of cardboard
in houses of metal.
In Peixinhos the Child is born
children of love
children of suffering.
Ring the bells
in Peixinhos there are no stars
to guide the Three Kings.
Be silent bells
the mother is crying
she's crying for her child
her son in her arms.
Through Rua do Cóndor
the mother walks
the child in her arms
she walks suffering
the child in her arms.
The mother, the neighbours
and the priest pray for the child
pray for the children
who do not know Christmas.
The bells ring in the distance
ding dong bell, ding dong bell
it's Christmas in Peixinhos.
Peixinhos, Recife, Brazil 1987
© Carlos Reyes-Manzo
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