Vanessa da Mata (born Vanessa Sigiane da Mata Ferreira on February 10, 1976… Read Full Bio ↴Vanessa da Mata (born Vanessa Sigiane da Mata Ferreira on February 10, 1976) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, bookwriter and model.

As her names suggests (in Portuguese "da Mata" means "from the forest") is a force of nature. This singer and composer cannot play all the instruments, but she has an overt musicality. She gathers more than 250 compositions in book notes and tapes which she always carries in her purse. Before her debut album brought her name into the spotlight, many artists recorded some of her songs. One of them, Chico César pushed for making her compositions more famous in Brazil.

Vem
Vanessa da Mata Lyrics

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Vem
Que eu sei que você tem vontade
Que eu sei que você tem saudade de mim
Antes que haja enfermidade
Que eu não me recupere

Mas
Se decidir fazer surpresa

Deixei as chaves embaixo do xaxim
Comprei os doces que devora
Acho que agora não vai resistir

Um espelho pra sua vaidade
Dossel, pena de ganso
É quase um romance
Desligue nossos celulares
Três dias pra um começo, vem

Vem
Eu sei que você tem vontade
Eu sei que você tem saudade de mim

Antes que haja enfermidade
Que eu me desespere

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Vanessa da Mata's song Vem are about a person pleading with their lover to come back to them. The singer is aware that the lover still has desires for them and misses them too. They plead with the lover to come back before it's too late, and they can no longer recover from the distance and separation. To entice the lover even further, the singer tells them that they have left the keys under the xaxim and bought the sweets that the lover devours, suggesting that they are ready to welcome them back with open arms.

The second verse of the song describes how the singer has prepared the environment for the lover's return, with a vanity mirror, a canopy bed with goose feather pillows, and a romantic atmosphere. The singer asks the lover to switch off their phones and come to them for three days to rekindle the relationship.

Overall, the song portrays a sense of longing and a plea to reunite with a loved one. The lyrics are heartfelt and convey a strong emotion of wanting to reconnect with the loved one before it's too late.

Line by Line Meaning

Vem
Come

Que eu sei que você tem vontade
Because I know you have the desire

Que eu sei que você tem saudade de mim
Because I know you miss me

Antes que haja enfermidade
Before illness strikes

Que eu não me recupere
Before I can't recover

Mas
But

Se decidir fazer surpresa
If you decide to surprise me

Deixei as chaves embaixo do xaxim
I left the keys under the xaxim

Comprei os doces que devora
I bought the sweets you devour

Acho que agora não vai resistir
I think now you won't resist

Um espelho pra sua vaidade
A mirror for your vanity