Llegó la Navidad – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Pandora

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the festive spirit and enhance your Spanish by exploring "Llegó la Navidad" by Pandora. This enchanting rendition of "Winter Wonderland" provides a wonderful opportunity to learn holiday vocabulary and expressions in Spanish, with Pandora's signature harmonies and clear vocals making the lyrics easy to follow and perfect for immersing yourself in the language and culture of Christmas.

[English]

If when opening the blinds

A porcelain color

Reflects the place

It's a sign

That Christmas has arrived

If I found a child in a plaza

Receiving affection

If it snows again

It's a sign

That Christmas has arrived

If you hear Christmas carols in the distance

And people laugh as they walk

If all things bring back memories

It will be because Christmas has arrived

If when closing the windows

A hazelnut smell

Is felt in your home

It's a sign

That Christmas has arrived

If you hear Christmas carols in the distance

And people laugh as they walk

If all things bring back memories

It will be because Christmas has arrived

If a sparkler light

Adorns your doorway

You shouldn't doubt

It's a sign

That Christmas has arrived

You shouldn't doubt

It's a sign

That Christmas has arrived

...

[Spanish]

Si al abrir la persiana

Un color porcelana

Refleja el lugar

Es una señal

De que ya llegó la navidad

Si encontré en una plaza un niño

Recibiendo cariño

Si vuelve a nevar

Es una señal

De que ya llegó la Navidad

Si oyes villancicos a lo lejos

Y la gente ríe al caminar

Si todas cosas traen recuerdos

Será porque llegó la Navidad

Si al cerrar las ventanas

Un olor de avellana

Se siente en tu hogar

Es una señal

De que ya llegó la Navidad

Si oyes villancicos a lo lejos

Y la gente ríe al caminar

Si todas las cosas traen recuerdos

Será porque llegó la Navidad

Si una luz de bengala

Tu portal engalana

No debes dudar

Es una señal

De que ya llegó la Navidad

No debes dudar

Es una señal

De que ya llegó la Navidad

Key Vocabulary

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

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.