Saudade
Os Arrais Lyrics


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Da linda pátria estou mui longe
Triste eu estou
Eu tenho de Jesus saudade
Quando será que vou
Passarinhos, belas flores
Fazem-me almejar
As maravilhas e esplendores
Do meu celeste lar
Cristo me deu fiel promessa
Vem me buscar
Meu coração está com pressa
Eu quero já voar
Meus pecados eram muitos
E culpado sou
Mas o seu sangue põe-me limpo
E para a pátria vou
Qual filho do seu lar saudoso
Eu quero ir
Qual passarinho para o ninho
Eu quero ao céu subir
É fiel, a vinda é certa
Quando não o sei
Mas ele me achará alerta




Com Ele ao céu irei
Com Ele ao céu irei

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Os Arrais's song Saudade express a deep longing for a homeland far away and a yearning for the presence of Jesus. The first stanza sets the scene of the singer being far away from their homeland and feeling acutely sad about it. They express a longing for Jesus, indicating a spiritual dimension to their feelings of loss and displacement. The second stanza uses the imagery of birds and flowers to evoke a desire for the beauty and splendor of their heavenly home. The third stanza expresses the singer's faith in Jesus and his promise to come back and take them home. The singer is filled with a sense of urgency to be reunited with Jesus and cleansed of their sins so that they may finally go to their heavenly home.


The words "saudade" in the title of the song comes from Portuguese which conveys a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for someone or something that has been loved and lost. The song's lyrics echo the sentiment of homesickness and nostalgic longing of the diaspora. The lines "I have longing for Jesus" and "My heart is in a hurry, I want to fly now" show the deep love of the singer for their God and wants to reunite with Him. The song speaks of hope, and the promise of reunion with the divine, which adds to its universality and appeal, regardless of religion or ethnicity.


Line by Line Meaning

Da linda pátria estou mui longe
I am very far away from my beautiful homeland


Triste eu estou
I am sad


Eu tenho de Jesus saudade
I miss Jesus


Quando será que vou Passarinhos
When will I go? Birds


Belas flores Fazem-me almejar
Beautiful flowers make me long


As maravilhas e esplendores Do meu celeste lar
For the wonders and splendors of my heavenly home


Cristo me deu fiel promessa
Christ gave me a faithful promise


Vem me buscar
He will come to fetch me


Meu coração está com pressa
My heart is in a hurry


Eu quero já voar
I want to fly now


Meus pecados eram muitos
I had many sins


E culpado sou
And I am guilty


Mas o seu sangue põe-me limpo
But His blood makes me clean


E para a pátria vou
And I will go to my homeland


Qual filho do seu lar saudoso
Like a longing son of His home


Eu quero ir
I want to go


Qual passarinho para o ninho
Like a bird to the nest


Eu quero ao céu subir
I want to rise to the sky


É fiel, a vinda é certa
His coming is faithful and certain


Quando não o sei
Even though I don't know when


Mas ele me achará alerta
But he will find me ready


Com Ele ao céu irei
With Him, I will go to heaven




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