Arto Lindsay
Personagem lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- MPB
- Length
- 4:45
ela faz o personagem
she plays the part
mão enfiada no bolso
hand tucked in pocket
chega ameaçando
comes in with a threat
semi-malemolente
semi-languid
nós conhecemos bem
we know her well
todos seus lindos desmaios
all your beautiful fainting spells
seus colapsos de paixão
your collapses of passion
quedas de sofrimento
falls of suffering
ela é mestre
she's a master
da arte de ser atriz
of the art of being an actress
dona do jogo
lady of the game
da verdade e do fingimento
of truth and pretense
ela é soberana
she is sovereign
dos tecidos transparentes
of transparent fabrics
reina sobre os decendentes
she reigns over the descendants
daqueles povos mais decentes
of those more decent peoples
ela pensa e dispensa
she thinks and dismisses
solta, improvisada
free, improvised
séria, comprenetrada
serious, focused
chora entre gargalhadas
she laughs through her tears
ela é mestre do meu andamento
she's the master of my flow
senhora do tempo
lady of time
dona das cadências
queen of the rhythms
única e linda
unique and beautiful
devassa e gloriosa
wild and glorious
o avesso da modestia
the opposite of modesty
entrega-se aos ventos
surrendering to the winds
ela faz o personagem
she plays the part
mão enfiada no bolso
hand deep in the pocket
chega ameacando
comes in, threatening
semi-malemolente
semi-swaying
ela é mestre
she's a master
da arte de ser atriz
of the art of being an actress
dona do jogo
the queen of the game
da verdade e do fingimento
of truth and pretense
única e linda
unique and beautiful
devassa e gloriosa
free and glorious
o avesso da modestia
the opposite of modesty
entregue aos comentários
given to the rumors
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Key vocabulary
- faz
- does
- enfiada
- threaded
- bolso
- pocketB1
- chega
- arrive
- ameaçando
- threatening
- semi-malemolente
- semi-mellow
- conhecemos
- we know
- bem
- goodA1
- todos
- everyoneA1
- lindos
- beautifulA2
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About this song
Arto Lindsay is an American Brazilian-born guitarist, producer, and singer-songwriter associated with no wave and experimental music. He co-founded the pioneering downtown group DNA and later created the Ambitious Lovers, known for blending Brazilian samba with atonal guitar and eclectic vocal styles.