Caetano Veloso
Eleanor Rigby lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 5:34
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
Where a wedding has been
Where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Waits at the window
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Where do they all belong?
Father Mckenzie, writing the words of a sermon
Father Mckenzie, writing the words of a sermon
That no one will hear
That no one will hear
No one comes near
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night
Look at him working, darning his socks in the night
When there's nobody there
When there's nobody there
What does he care?
What does he care?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby died in the church
Eleanor Rigby died in the church
And was buried along with her name
And was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Nobody came
Father Mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands
Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands
As he walks from the grave
As he walks from the grave
No one was saved
No one was saved
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Where do they all belong?
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church
Where a wedding has been
Where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Waits at the window
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
De onde vem todos eles?
All the lonely people
Todas as pessoas solitárias
Where do they all belong?
Aonde todos eles pertencem?
Key vocabulary
- eleanor
- name
- rigby
- name
- picks
- pick
- has
- tem
- lives
- live
- waits
- wait
- wearing
- wear
- keeps
- keep
- come
- eat
- mckenzie
- name
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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.