Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Laura Pausini

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Sabes mi amor, pórtate bien

You know my love, behave well

No debes llorar sabes por qué

You shouldn't cry, you know why

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Él todo lo apunta, él todo lo ve

He notes everything, he sees everything

Y sigue los pasos estés donde estés

And follows your steps wherever you are

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Te observa cuando duermes

He watches you when you sleep

Te mira al despertar

He sees you when you wake up

No intentes ocultarlte de él

Don't try to hide from him

Pues siempre te verá

For he will always see you

Él sabe de ti, él sabe de mí

He knows about you, he knows about me

Él lo sabe todo, no intentes huir

He knows everything, don't try to run away

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Ooh!

Ooh!

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Ooh!

Ooh!

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Te observa cuando duermes

He watches you when you sleep

Te mira al despertar

He sees you when you wake up

No intentes ocultarlte de él

Don't try to hide from him

Pues siempre te verá

For he will always see you

Él

He

Él sabe de ti, él sabe de mí

He knows about you, he knows about me

Él lo sabe todo, no intentes huir

He knows everything, don't try to run away

Santa Claus llegó

Santa Claus has arrived

Santa Claus llegó

Santa Claus has arrived

Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad

Santa Claus has arrived in town

Santa llegó

Santa has arrived

Y llegó la ciudad

And he arrived in town

Oh

Oh

Sí

Yes

Ya

Already

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sabes /saˈβes/ A2	verb - to know
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
pórtate /ˈpʊɾta.te/ B1	verb (imperative) - behave
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to cry
llega /ˈle.ɣa/ A2	verb - to arrive
ciudad /sjuˈðað/ A2	noun - city
todo /ˈto.ðo/ A2	adjective / pronoun - all, everything
ve /βe/ A2	verb - to see
sigue /ˈsi.ɣe/ A2	verb - to follow
pasos /ˈpa.sos/ B1	noun - steps
ver /beɾ/ A2	verb - to see
duermes /duˈeɾ.mes/ B1	verb - to sleep
mira /ˈmi.ɾa/ A2	verb - to look at
verá /beˈɾa/ B1	verb - will see

Key Grammar Structures

• Sabes mi amor, pórtate bien

  ➔ Imperative mood (pórtate)

  ➔ The verb "pórtate" is the imperative form of "portarse" (to behave oneself). It's a command, telling someone to behave well.

• No debes llorar sabes por qué

  ➔ Modal verb "deber" + infinitive (debes llorar)

  ➔ "Debes llorar" means "you must cry" or "you should cry". "Deber" expresses obligation or advice.

• Él todo lo apunta, él todo lo ve

  ➔ Use of "lo" as a direct object pronoun (él todo "lo" apunta, él todo "lo" ve)

  ➔ "Lo" refers to "todo" (everything). It replaces the direct object to avoid repetition. Here, Santa Claus notes *everything* and sees *everything*.

• Y sigue los pasos estés donde estés

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after "donde" when expressing uncertainty or a condition (estés)

  ➔ "Estés donde estés" means "wherever you are". The subjunctive "estés" is used because the location is not definite or certain.

• No intentes ocultarlte de él

  ➔ Pronoun placement with infinitive (ocultar"te")

  ➔ The reflexive pronoun "te" is attached to the end of the infinitive "ocultar". This is common in Spanish when the infinitive follows a verb like "intentar".

• Pues siempre te verá

  ➔ Future tense (verá)

  ➔ "Verá" is the future tense of the verb "ver" (to see). It indicates that Santa Claus *will see* you.