Tardará comes from the verb tardar, meaning "to delay" or "to be late." In this song, it's used in the negative phrase "Não tardará," which means "It won't be long" or "It won't delay."
This word is interesting because it sets the tone for the song's message of anticipation and hope. It emphasizes the imminence of a significant event, making it a key word for understanding the song's central theme.
This song is a powerful and direct message of hope. Matheus Rizzo repeats one main idea over and over: "Não tardará, Cristo irá voltar" (It won't be long, Christ will return). It's a song filled with joyful expectation for going "para o lar" (home), which the lyrics later clarify means Heaven. The simple, repetitive structure makes it feel like a personal mantra or a heartfelt prayer you can't help but join in on.
It's not just about waiting, though. The singer makes a personal commitment, saying, "Eu quero me preparar" (I want to prepare myself). This isn't a lonely journey, either. He wants to share this future with someone, singing that he wants to be "junto a você, Lá no Céu" (with you, there in Heaven). And what's the ultimate goal of this journey? It's something beautifully simple: to "Conversar com Jesus" (To talk with Jesus).
Matheus Rizzo grew up in Franca, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, where he joined a children's choir at his Adventist church at just seven years old. He started piano lessons at nine, and by twelve he was already running the sound board and playing during services.
He went on to study piano at the Souza Lima Conservatory in São Paulo and trained as an audio engineer in Ribeirão Preto. At twenty-two he released his first project, a DVD called Invisível, and he still owns a recording studio back in Franca, where he produces, arranges, and records much of his own material.
Rizzo now leads worship from Brasília, and his YouTube channel has passed 550,000 subscribers with well over 135 million views. He has put out more than fifty singles and over 200 music videos, most of them rooted in the same Adventist faith he grew up in. His songs favor simple, repeatable choruses that a whole congregation can pick up in seconds, which is a big part of why they travel so fast online.