Arthur Verocai
Na boca do sol lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- MPB, R&B
- Length
- 3:00
Na minha cidade do interior
In my hometown
Tudo que chegou, chegou de trem
Everything that arrived, arrived by train
Minha mãe olhava pra estação
My mother looked at the station
E vendo viagens dentro de mim
And saw journeys within me
Desenhou no ventre mais um irmão
She drew another sibling in her womb
Na minha cidade do interior
In my hometown
Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá
For those who live there, the sky is up there
Lembro da manhã na boca do sol
I remember the morning in the sun's embrace
Vou da avenida à estação
I’ll go from the avenue to the station
Com medo dos pais ou por solidão
Afraid of the parents or out of loneliness
Toda a minha vida eu vi passar
All my life I've seen it go by
No brilho dos trilhos de um trem
In the shine of the train tracks
Que me vem e parte toda manhã
That comes and leaves every morning
Engolindo túneis que a gente tem
Swallowing tunnels that we have
E a preguiça não deixou fechar
And laziness didn't let it close
Na minha cidade do interior
In my hometown
Perto da manhã, na boca do sol
Near the morning, in the mouth of the sun
Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá
For those who live there, the sky is up there
Na minha cidade do interior
In my hometown
Perto da manhã, na boca do sol
Near the morning, in the mouth of the sun
Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá
For those who live there, the sky is there
Na minha cidade do interior
In my small-town city
Perto da manhã, na boca do sol
Near the morning, at the sun's mouth
Pra quem mora lá, o céu é lá
For those who live there, the sky is there
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Key vocabulary
- ventre
- bellyC1
- estação
- stationA2
- mãe
- motherA1
- olhava
- looked
- viagens
- journeys
- dentro
- insideA1
- desenhou
- drew
- mais
- moreA1
- trem
- trainA1
- vendo
- sellingA1
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About this song
Arthur Verocai is a Brazilian singer and composer who works in tropicália-leaning pop, soul, and Brazilian funk, noted for shaping the sound of Brazilian arranger-driven orchestral grooves. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1945, he is remembered for his 1972 self-titled debut and for later renewed attention after being sampled by hip-hop artists including MF DOOM and Ludacris.