Bebel Gilberto
Aganju lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB, Electronic
- Length
- 4:45
Te esperei na lua crescer
I waited for you on the moon to grow
Ví cadeira boa sentei
I saw a nice chair, I sat down
Espirrei na tua gripei
I sneezed into your grip
Por ficar ao léo resfriei
For being left to chance, I caught a cold
Você me agradou me acertou
You pleased me, you hit the mark
Me miseravou, me aqueceu
You made me feel miserable, you warmed me up
Me rasgou a roupa e valeu
You tore my clothes and it was worth it
E jurou conversas de deus
And swore on conversations of God
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Quem sabe a labuta quitar
Who knows, maybe the struggle will pay off
Sabe o trabalho que dá
You know the effort it takes
Batalhar o pão e trazer
To fight for bread and bring
Para a casa o sobreviver
Survival back to the home
Encontrei na rua a questão
I found the question out on the street
Cem por cento a falta de chão
A hundred percent the lack of ground
Vou rezar prá nunca perder
I will pray to never lose
Essa estrutura que é você
This structure that is you
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
Aganjú Aganjú Aganjú
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Key vocabulary
- esperei
- waited
- lua
- moonA2
- crescer
- grow
- ví
- saw
- cadeira
- chairA1
- boa
- goodA1
- sentei
- sat
- espirrei
- sneezed
- gripei
- caught flu
- ficar
- stayA1
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About this song
Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian singer associated with bossa nova and electronica, born in New York and shaped by her parents’ music legacy. She is known for her 2000 album Tanto Tempo, which brought Brazilian classics into a modern electronic sound, and for later recordings such as Agora (2020).