Caetano Veloso
No dia em que vim-me embora lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:28
No dia em que eu vim-me embora
On the day I left
Minha mãe chorava em ai
My mother cried in pain
Minha irmã chorava em ui
My sister cried in woe
E eu nem olhava pra trás
And I didn't even look back
No dia que eu vim embora
On the day I left
Não teve nada de mais
There was nothing much to it
Mala de couro forrada
Leather suitcase lined
Com pano forte brim cáqui
With strong khaki fabric
Minha vó já quase morta
My grandma nearly gone
Minha mãe até a porta
My mother by the door
Minha irmã até a rua
My sister to the street
E até o porto meu pai
And to the port my father
O qual não disse palavra durante todo o caminho
Who said not a word the whole way
E quando eu me vi sozinho
And when I found myself alone
Vi que não entendia nada
I saw that I understood nothing
Nem de pro que eu ia indo
Not even what I was heading towards
Nem dos sonhos que eu sonhava
Nor the dreams that I dreamed
Senti apenas que a mala de couro que eu carregava
I only felt that the leather bag I was carrying
Embora estando forrada
Though lined inside
Fedia, cheirava mal
Stunk, smelled bad
Afora isto ia indo
Aside from this, I was going
Atravessando, seguindo
Crossing, moving on
Nem chorando, nem sorrindo
Neither crying nor smiling
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Nem chorando nem sorrindo
Neither crying nor smiling
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
All alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Key vocabulary
- pai
- fatherA1
- pano
- clothA1
- porta
- doorA1
- rua
- streetA1
- todo
- allA1
- vó
- grandmaA1
- dia
- dayA1
- vim
- came
- embora
- although
- mãe
- motherA1
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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.