Caetano Veloso
Nostalgia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:22
You sing about waking up in the morning
You sing about waking up in the morning
But you're never up before noon
But you're never up before noon
You look completely different from those straights
You look completely different from those straights
Who walked around on the moon
Who walked around on the moon
The clothes you wear
The clothes you wear
Would suit an old times balloon
Would suit an old times balloon
You're always nowhere but you'll realize pretty soon
You're always nowhere but you'll realize pretty soon
That all that you care isn't worth a 12 bar tune
That all that you care isn't worth a 12 bar tune
You believe you're just one more flower
You believe you're just one more flower
Among so many flowers that sprout
Among so many flowers that sprout
You just feel faintly proud when you hear they shout
Você só se sente um pouco orgulhoso quando ouve eles gritarem
Very loud, "You're not allowed in here, get out"
Muito alto, "Você não é bem-vindo aqui, saia"
That's what rock 'n' roll is all about
É isso que é rock 'n' roll
That's what rock 'n' roll is all about
É isso que é rock 'n' roll
I mean, that's what rock 'n' roll was all about
Quer dizer, é isso que foi rock 'n' roll
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Key vocabulary
- waking
- wake
- you're
- you’re
- straights
- straight
- walked
- walk
- an
- one
- times
- timeB1
- you'll
- you will
- so
- only
- that's
- that is
- i
- and
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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.