Caetano Veloso
Alguém cantando lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:39
Alguém cantando longe daqui
Someone singing far away from here
Alguém cantando ao longe, longe
Someone singing in the distance, far away
Alguém cantando muito
Someone singing a lot
Alguém cantando bem
Someone singing well
Alguém cantando é bom de se ouvir
Someone singing is good to hear
Alguém cantando uma canção
Someone singing a song
A voz de alguém nessa imensidão
The voice of someone in this vastness
A voz de alguém que canta
The voice of someone who sings
A voz de um certo alguém
The voice of a certain someone
Que canta como que pra ninguém
Who sings as if for no one
A voz de alguém
The voice of someone
Quando vem do coração
When it comes from the heart
De quem mantém toda a pureza da natureza
Of one who keeps all the purity of nature
Onde não há pecado nem perdão
Where there is no sin nor forgiveness
(Um, dois, três, quatro)
(One, two, three, four)
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Key vocabulary
- toda
- allA2
- três
- threeA2
- alguém
- someoneA2
- cantando
- singing
- longe
- farA1
- daqui
- from hereA2
- muito
- muchA1
- bem
- goodA1
- bom
- goodA1
- ouvir
- hearA1
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About this song
Caetano Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter associated with Tropicália and Brazilian popular music. Known for his genre-spanning career that has blended bossa nova, folk, and experimental rock, he is also recognized for his role in shaping the Tropicalist movement.