Blanca Navidad

• By: Pandora

Lyrics:

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[English]

Oh, blanca Navidad

Oh, white Christmas

Sueño

I dream

Y con la nieve alrededor

And with the snow all around

Blanca es mi quimera y es mensajera

White is my chimera and it is a messenger

De paz y de puro amor, oh, oh, oh

Of peace and pure love, oh, oh, oh

Oh, blanca Navidad (ya llega, ya llega, ya llega)

Oh, white Christmas (it's coming, it's coming, it's coming)

Nieve (con una blanca nieve)

Snow (with white snow)

Una esperanza y un cantar

A hope and a song

Recordar tu infancia podrás

You will remember your childhood

Al llegar la blanca navidad

When white Christmas arrives

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Oh, blanca Navidad (ya llega, ya llega, ya llega)

Oh, white Christmas (it's coming, it's coming, it's coming)

Sueño (ya llegará)

I dream (it will come)

Que todo es blanco alrededor

That everything is white all around

Blanca noche buena (llega, llega, llega, llega)

White Christmas Eve (comes, comes, comes, comes)

Y mensajera (llega, llega, llega, llega)

And messenger (comes, comes, comes, comes)

De paz y de puro amor (blanca Navidad)

Of peace and pure love (white Christmas)

Oh, blanca Navidad (ya llega, ya llega, ya llega)

Oh, white Christmas (it's coming, it's coming, it's coming)

Nieve (ya llegará)

Snow (it will come)

Un blanco sueño y un cantar

A white dream and a song

La nostalgia vuelve al hogar

Nostalgia returns home

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Al llegar la blanca Navidad

When white Christmas arrives

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sueño /ˈsweɲo/ A2	noun - dream
nieve /ˈnjeβe/ A2	noun - snow
blanca /ˈblanka/ A2	adjective - white
navidad /naβiˈðað/ A1	noun - Christmas
paz /paθ/ A2	noun - peace
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
llegar /ʝeˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to arrive
luz /luθ/ A2	noun - light
puro /ˈpuɾo/ B1	adjective - pure
esperanza /espeˈɾansa/ B2	noun - hope
cantar /kanˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to sing
noche /ˈnotʃe/ A1
hogar /oˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - home

Grammar:

• Sueño

  ➔ Present tense of the verb 'soñar' (to dream)

  ➔ Here, 'Sueño' is the first person singular present tense form of 'soñar,' meaning 'I dream.'

• ya llega

  ➔ Present tense of 'llegar' (to arrive) with 'ya' indicating 'already' or 'soon'

  ➔ 'ya llega' combines the present tense of 'llegar' with 'ya' to convey that something is arriving soon or has already arrived.

• recordar

  ➔ Infinitive form of the verb 'recordar' (to remember)

  ➔ 'recordar' is used here in its infinitive form, meaning 'to remember.'

• volver al hogar

  ➔ Verb 'volver' (to return) + 'al' (a + el) + noun 'hogar' (home)

  ➔ 'volver al hogar' means 'to return home' - 'volver' is a verb indicating action, and 'al hogar' specifies the destination.

• de paz y de puro amor

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'de' used to express 'of peace and pure love'

  ➔ This phrase uses 'de' as a preposition to link 'paz' (peace) and 'puro amor' (pure love), indicating qualities or attributes.

• Y con la nieve alrededor

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'con' (with) indicating accompaniment or condition

  ➔ This phrase uses 'con' as a preposition meaning 'with,' indicating that snow is surrounding or accompanying the scene.