Caetano Veloso
Canto do povo de um lugar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:09
Todo dia o sol levanta
Every day the sun rises
E a gente canta
And we sing
Ao sol de todo dia
To the sun of every day
Fim da tarde a terra cora
At dusk the earth blushes
E a gente chora
And we cry
Porque finda a tarde
Because the evening ends
Quando a noite a lua mansa
When the night the gentle moon
E a gente dança
And we dance
Venerando a noite
Venerating the night
Todo dia o sol levanta
Every day the sun rises
E a gente canta
And we sing
Ao sol de todo dia
In the sun of every day
Fim da tarde a terra cora
At dusk, the earth blushes
E a gente chora
And we cry
Porque finda a tarde
Because the evening comes to an end
Quando a noite a lua mansa
When the night falls, the gentle moon
E a gente dança
And we dance
Venerando a noite
Honoring the night
Todo dia o sol levanta
Every day the sun rises
E a gente canta
And we sing
Ao sol de todo dia
In the sun of every day
Fim da tarde a terra cora
At sunset the earth blushes
E a gente chora
And we cry
Porque finda a tarde
Because the evening ends
Quando a noite a lua mansa
When the night brings the gentle moon
E a gente dança
And we dance
Venerando a noite
Revering the night
Todo dia o sol levanta
Every day the sun rises
E a gente canta
And we sing
Ao sol de todo dia
In the sun of every day
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- levanta
- raise
- gente
- peopleA1
- canta
- sing
- fim
- endA1
- tarde
- afternoonA2
- terra
- earthB1
- cora
- heartB2
- chora
- cries
- finda
- ends
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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.