Lyrics
Verse 1
Vai começar
Um brilho no ar
Que festa tão linda
Você vai gostar!
Chorus
Vem que está chegando o natal
Pois nasceu Jesus, o salvador
Verse 2
Estrelas no céu
A cintilar
Cores no ar
Vamos celebrar!
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
Natal é alegria
É Jesus no coração
Por isso noite e dia
Vou cantando essa canção;
Ohoou!
Verse 1 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 3
Meninos e meninas
De todas as nações
Comemoram este dia
O natal é muito bom
Verse 2 (Repeat)
Chorus (Repeat, Final)
Vem que está chegando o natal
Pois nasceu Jesus
O Salvador!
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Vem Chegando O Natal" is a Portuguese Christmas song built around anticipation of the holiday's arrival rather than a reflective or theological meditation. The opening verse pictures a shimmering brightness in the air and a beautiful celebration about to begin, setting an excited, festive tone before the chorus states the reason for that celebration plainly: Christmas is coming because Jesus, the Savior, was born. A second verse adds visual detail, stars twinkling in the sky and colors filling the air, extending the festive atmosphere established in the opening lines. The bridge shifts briefly from external celebration to internal meaning, stating that Christmas is joy and that Jesus is in the heart, tying the outward festivities to a personal reason for singing day and night. A later verse widens the celebration to children of every nation, describing the day as universally good rather than limited to one culture or place. Structurally the song repeats its chorus after each verse, keeping the birth of the Savior as the constant refrain beneath the song's shifting festive images.
Related Scripture
- Luke 2:10-11 Announces good news of great joy that a Savior has been born, directly matching the song's repeated chorus.
- Isaiah 9:6 Declares that a child is born and a son is given, matching the song's central announcement of Jesus's birth.