Caetano Veloso
Pelos olhos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:35
Ô, Deus que mora na proximidade do haver avencas
Oh, God who dwells near the presence of ferns
Esse Deus das avencas
This God of the ferns
É a luz
Is the light
Saindo pelos olhos
Flowing from the eyes
De minha amiguinha
Of my little friend
Ô, Deus que mora na proximidade do haver avencas
Oh, God who dwells near the presence of ferns
Esse Deus dos fetos
This God of the embryos
Das plantas pequenas é a luz
Of small plants is the light
Saindo pelos olhos
Flowing from the eyes
De minha amiguinha linda
Of my lovely little friend
De minha amiguinha
Of my little friend
De minha amiguinha
Of my little friend
De minha amiguinha linda
Of my beautiful little friend
De minha amiguinha
Of my little friend
De minha amiguinha
Of my little friend
De minha amiguinha linda
Of my beautiful little friend
Ô, Deus que mora na proximidade do haver avencas
Oh, God who lives near the ferns
Esse Deus das avencas
This God of the ferns
É a luz
Is the light
Saindo pelos olhos
Flowing from the eyes
De minha amiguinha
From my little friend
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Key vocabulary
- deus
- god
- mora
- lives
- haver
- exist
- avencas
- ferns
- proximidade
- closenessC1
- luz
- lightB2
- saindo
- leaving
- olhos
- eyesA2
- amiguinha
- girlfriend
- fetos
- fetusesB2
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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.