Caetano Veloso
Marinheiro só lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:30
Eu não sou daqui
I am not from here
Eu não tenho amor
I have no love
Eu sou da Bahia de São Salvador
I am from Bahia of São Salvador
Marinheiro, marinheiro
Sailor, sailor
Marinheiro só
Only a sailor
Quem te ensinou a nadar
Who taught you to swim
Marinheiro só
Only a sailor
Foi o tombo do navio
It was the ship's fall
Marinheiro só
Only a sailor
Ou foi o balanço do mar
Or was it the sway of the sea
Marinheiro só
Sailor alone
Lá vem, lá vem
Here he comes, here he comes
Marinheiro só
Sailor alone
Como ele vem faceiro
How he comes, so cheerful
Marinheiro só
Sailor alone
Todo de branco
All dressed in white
Marinheiro só
Sailor alone
Com seu bonezinho
With his little sailor hat
Marinheiro só
Sailor alone
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Key vocabulary
- daqui
- from hereA2
- amor
- loveB2
- marinheiro
- sailorB1
- só
- only
- ensinou
- taught
- nadar
- swimA1
- tombo
- fall
- navio
- shipA2
- balanço
- balance
- mar
- seaA1
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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.