Caetano Veloso
Onde andarás lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:55
Onde andarás nesta tarde vazia
Where will you wander this empty afternoon
Tão clara e sem fim
So bright and endless
Enquanto o mar bate azul em Ipanema
While the blue sea crashes in Ipanema
Em que bar, em que cinema te esqueces de mim?
In which bar, in which cinema do you forget about me?
Enquanto o mar bate azul em Ipanema
While the blue sea crashes in Ipanema
Em que bar, em que cinema te esqueces
In which bar, in which cinema do you forget
Eu sei, meu endereço apagaste do teu coração
I know, you erased my address from your heart
A cigarra do apartamento
The cicada of the apartment
O chão de cimento existem em vão
The cement floor exists in vain
Não serve pra nada a escada, o elevador
The stairs, the elevator are of no use
Já não serve pra nada, janela
It's no longer of any use, window
A cortina amarela, perdi meu amor
The yellow curtain, I've lost my love
E é por isso que eu vou para rua
And that's why I'm heading out to the street
Andar pela rua
Walking down the street
Na esperança, talvez, de que o acaso
In hope, perhaps, that chance
Por mero descaso, me leve a você
By mere disregard, will lead me to you
Na esperança, talvez, de que o acaso
In hope, perhaps, that chance
Por mero descaso, me leve
By mere disregard, will take me
Eu sei
I know
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Key vocabulary
- andarás
- you will walk
- tarde
- afternoonA2
- vazia
- empty
- tão
- so
- clara
- clear
- fim
- endA1
- enquanto
- while
- mar
- seaA1
- bate
- hits
- azul
- blueA2
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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.