Pop rock · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Santa Needs a Smaller Chimney
“Santa Needs a Smaller Chimney” brings together Spanish and English. Its musical genre is Pop rock.
Lyrics & translation ↓
Spanish ↔ English
About this song
The first paired lines are “Mi padre dibuja nuestro piso nuevo.” and “My father draws our new apartment.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
A chimney builder's daughter redesigns Santa's entrance after measuring their new apartment's ventilation shaft. Bright Christmas pop rock, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, live drums, subtle bells, warm articulate lead and an original uplifting hook
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Listen to each line and compare its translation. Use Twin to switch to the same phrase in the other language; use Echo to recall its meaning before revealing the translation.
Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
Mi padre dibuja nuestro piso nuevo.
My father draws our new apartment.
Yo busco una entrada para Santa.
I look for an entrance for Santa.
La chimenea dibujada parece demasiado estrecha.
The drawn chimney looks much too narrow.
Papá me presta su lápiz más corto.
Dad lends me his shortest pencil.
Chorus
Mi Santa de papel pierde la barriga.
My paper Santa loses his belly.
Le dibujo una puerta junto al ascensor.
I draw him a door beside the lift.
El reno espera entre dos macetas.
The reindeer waits between two flowerpots.
Le dejo galletas sobre el plano azul.
I leave him biscuits on the blue plan.
Verse
Mido su gorro con mi regla roja.
I measure his hat with my red ruler.
Mi padre recorta un trineo de cartón.
My father cuts a sleigh out of cardboard.
Lo movemos despacio sobre la mesa.
We move it slowly across the table.
El ascensor del dibujo admite todo.
The lift in the drawing holds everything.
Chorus
Mi Santa de papel pierde la barriga.
My paper Santa loses his belly.
Le dibujo una puerta junto al ascensor.
I draw him a door beside the lift.
El reno espera entre dos macetas.
The reindeer waits between two flowerpots.
Le dejo galletas sobre el plano azul.
I leave him biscuits on the blue plan.
Bridge
Pego nuestro plano junto al timbre.
I hang our plan beside the doorbell.
Papá señala el camino con migas.
Dad marks the route with biscuit crumbs.
Por la mañana encuentro huellas de harina.
In the morning I find floury footprints.
Sus botas tienen la talla de papá.
His boots are the same size as Dad's.
Chorus
Mi Santa de papel pierde la barriga.
My paper Santa loses his belly.
Le dibujo una puerta junto al ascensor.
I draw him a door beside the lift.
El reno espera entre dos macetas.
The reindeer waits between two flowerpots.
Le dejo galletas sobre el plano azul.
I leave him biscuits on the blue plan.
Outro
Guardo el plano con la barriga recortada.
I keep the plan with the cut-out belly.
Papá me guiña un ojo desde la cocina.
Dad winks at me from the kitchen.
