Astrud Gilberto
Ponteio lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:52
Era um, era dois, era cem
It was one, it was two, it was a hundred
Era o mundo chegando e ninguém
It was the world arriving and no one
Que soubesse que eu sou violeiro
Who knew that I'm a guitar player
Que me desse o amor ou dinheiro...
Who would give me love or money...
Era um, era dois, era cem
It was one, it was two, it was a hundred
Vieram prá me perguntar:
They came to ask me:
"ô voce, de onde vai
"Hey you, where are you going
De onde vem?
Where do you come from?
Diga logo o que tem
Just say what you have
Prá contar"...
To tell"...
Parado no meio do mundo
Stopped in the middle of the world
Senti chegar meu momento
I felt my moment arrive
Olhei pro mundo e nem via
I looked at the world and couldn't see
Nem sombra, nem sol
Neither shadow, nor sun
Nem vento...
Nor wind...
Quem me dera agora
Oh, how I wish now
Eu tivesse a viola
I had the guitar
Prá cantar...
To sing...
Prá cantar!
To sing!
Era um dia, era claro
It was a day, it was bright
Quase meio
Almost half
Era um canto falado
It was a spoken song
Sem ponteio
Without embellishment
Violência, viola
Violence, guitar
Violeiro
Guitarist
Era morte redor
Death was all around
Mundo inteiro...
Whole world...
Era um dia, era claro
It was a day, it was bright
Quase meio
Almost half
Tinha um que jurou
There was one who swore
Me quebrar
To break me
Mas não lembro de dor
But I don't remember the pain
Nem receio
Nor the fear
Só sabia das ondas do mar...
I only knew the waves of the sea...
Jogaram a viola no mundo
They tossed the guitar into the world
Mas fui lá no fundo buscar
But I went down deep to retrieve it
Se eu tomo a viola
If I take the guitar
Ponteio!
I'll strum!
Meu canto não posso parar
I can't stop my song
Não!...
No!...
Quem me dera agora
Oh, how I wish now
Eu tivesse a viola
I had the guitar
Prá cantar, prá cantar
To sing, to sing
Ponteio!...
Strumming!...
Pontiarrrrrrrr!
Strummmmming!
Era um, era dois, era cem
It was one, it was two, it was a hundred
Era um dia, era claro
It was a day, it was bright
Quase meio
Almost halfway
Encerrar meu cantar
To finish my song
Já convém
It's already time
Prometendo um novo ponteio
Promising a new twist
Certo dia que sei
One certain day that I know
Por inteiro
In its entirety
Eu espero não vá demorar
I hope it won't take too long
Esse dia estou certo que vem
I'm sure that day will come
Digo logo o que vim
I say right away what I came
Prá buscar
To seek
Correndo no meio do mundo
Running in the middle of the world
Não deixo a viola de lado
I won't put the guitar aside
Vou ver o tempo mudado
I'll see the time changed
E um novo lugar prá cantar...
And a new place to sing...
Quem me dera agora
Oh, how I wish right now
Eu tivesse a viola
I had the guitar
Prá cantar
To sing
Ponteio!...
Picking away!...
Lá, láia, láia, láia...
La, laia, laia, laia...
Lá, láia, láia, láia...
La, laia, laia, laia...
Lá, láia, láia, láia...
La, laia, laia, laia...
Quem me dera agora
Oh, how I wish right now
Eu tivesse a viola
I had the guitar
Prá cantar
To sing
Ponteio!...
Strumming!...
Prá cantar
To sing
Pontiaaaaarrr!...
Strummmmm!...
Quem me dera agora
Oh how I wish right now
Eu tivesse a viola
I had the guitar
Prá cantar!
To sing!
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Key vocabulary
- claro
- clearA2
- contar
- countA2
- meio
- middleA2
- perguntar
- askA2
- quase
- almostA2
- sombra
- shadowA2
- vento
- windA2
- dois
- twoA2
- cem
- hundredA1
- mundo
- worldA2
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About this song
Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian bossa nova singer known internationally for her light, conversational English vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema,” which helped popularize bossa nova worldwide. She later recorded with U.S. jazz figures and worked with composers like Antônio Carlos Jobim, often translating Portuguese lyrics for English-language releases.