Llegó la Navidad

• By: Pandora

Lyrics:

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Si al abrir la persiana

If when opening the blinds

Un color porcelana

A porcelain color

Refleja el lugar

Reflects the place

Es una señal

It's a sign

De que ya llegó la navidad

That Christmas has arrived

Si encontré en una plaza un niño

If I found a child in a plaza

Recibiendo cariño

Receiving affection

Si vuelve a nevar

If it snows again

Es una señal

It's a sign

De que ya llegó la Navidad

That Christmas has arrived

Si oyes villancicos a lo lejos

If you hear Christmas carols in the distance

Y la gente ríe al caminar

And people laugh as they walk

Si todas cosas traen recuerdos

If all things bring back memories

Será porque llegó la Navidad

It will be because Christmas has arrived

Si al cerrar las ventanas

If when closing the windows

Un olor de avellana

A hazelnut smell

Se siente en tu hogar

Is felt in your home

Es una señal

It's a sign

De que ya llegó la Navidad

That Christmas has arrived

Si oyes villancicos a lo lejos

If you hear Christmas carols in the distance

Y la gente ríe al caminar

And people laugh as they walk

Si todas las cosas traen recuerdos

If all things bring back memories

Será porque llegó la Navidad

It will be because Christmas has arrived

Si una luz de bengala

If a sparkler light

Tu portal engalana

Adorns your doorway

No debes dudar

You shouldn't doubt

Es una señal

It's a sign

De que ya llegó la Navidad

That Christmas has arrived

No debes dudar

You shouldn't doubt

Es una señal

It's a sign

De que ya llegó la Navidad

That Christmas has arrived

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Navidad /na.βiˈðað/ A1	noun - Christmas
llegar /ʎeˈɣaɾ/ A2	verb - to arrive
color /koˈloɾ/ A1	noun - color
niño /ˈni.ɲo/ A1	noun - child
plaza /ˈpla.θa/ A2	noun - square, plaza
cariño /kaˈɾi.ɲo/ B1	noun - affection, love
nevar /neˈβaɾ/ B1	verb - to snow
villancico /bi.ʎanˈθi.ko/ B2	noun - Christmas carol
gente /ˈxen.te/ A1	noun - people
reír /reˈiɾ/ A2	verb - to laugh
cosa /ˈko.sa/ A1	noun - thing
recuerdo /reˈkwer.ðo/ B1	noun - memory
olor /oˈloɾ/ A2	noun - smell, odor
hogar /oˈɣaɾ/ A2	noun - home
luz /lus/ A1	noun - light
portal /poɾˈtal/ B1	noun - doorway, entrance
señal /seˈɲal/ A2	noun - sign, signal

Grammar:

• Si al abrir la persiana...

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 1 (Si + present indicative, future indicative/imperative)

  ➔ This line begins a conditional sentence. "Si" introduces the condition (opening the blinds). The subsequent clause will describe the consequence of that action. This pattern is very common for describing predictable outcomes.

• Es una señal

  ➔ Use of "ser" to define something.

  ➔ "Es" (from the verb "ser") is used here to define what something *is*. Specifically, it states that something *is* a sign. Contrast with "estar", which describes a state of being.

• Si encontré en una plaza un niño...

  ➔ Preterite indicative to describe a completed action in the past (found)

  ➔ The use of "encontré" indicates a specific event that happened in the past: finding a child. It's a completed action.

• Si oyes villancicos a lo lejos...

  ➔ Present indicative (oyes) in conditional sentences - expressing a general condition.

  ➔ "Oyes" (you hear) uses the present indicative to describe a potential, but not guaranteed, situation. Because it's in a conditional sentence (with "si"), it sets up a condition.

• Si todas las cosas traen recuerdos...

  ➔ Present indicative (traen) expressing a general fact.

  ➔ "Traen" (they bring) uses the present indicative to express a recurring or general truth: things *bring* memories. It is not limited to one specific occasion.