Caetano Veloso
Terra lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- MPB, Tropicália
- Length
- 6:37
Quando eu me encontrava preso na cela de uma cadeia
When I found myself trapped in the cell of a prison
Foi que eu vi pela primeira vez as tais fotografias
It was then I saw for the first time those photographs
Em que apareces inteira, porém lá não estavas nua
Where you appear completely, yet you weren't naked there
E sim coberta de nuvens
But rather covered in clouds
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how far the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you
Ninguém supõe a morena dentro da estrela azulada
No one suspects the brunette within the bluish star
Na vertigem do cinema, mando um abraço pra ti
In the vertigo of cinema, I send a hug to you
Pequenina como se eu fosse o saudoso poeta
Tiny one, as if I were the nostalgic poet
E fosses a Paraíba
And you were Paraíba
Terra
Land
Terra
Land
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how distant the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you
Eu estou apaixonado por uma menina terra
I am in love with a girl, land
Signo de elemneto terra, do mar se diz: terra à vista
Sign of the earth element, from the sea it is said: land in sight
Terra para o pé, firmeza, terra para a mão, carícia
Land for the foot, firmness, land for the hand, caress
Outros astros lhe são guia
Other stars guide you
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how far the wandering sailor goes
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you?
Eu sou um leão de fogo, sem ti, me consumiria
I am a fire lion, without you, I would burn away
A mim mesmo eternamente e de nada valeria
To myself eternally and it would mean nothing
Acontecer de eu ser gente, e gente é outra alegria
It happens that I am human, and being human is another joy
Diferente das estrelas
Different from the stars
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante o errante navegante
Though far away the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who would ever forget you
De onde nem tempo e nem espaço, que a força mande coragem
From where neither time nor space, may strength grant courage
Pra gente te dar carinho durante toda a viagem
So we can give you affection throughout the whole journey
Que realizas no nada, através do qual carregas
That you realize in the void, through which you carry
O nome da tua carne
The name of your flesh
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante o errante navegante
Though far away the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who would ever forget you
Terra
Land
Terra
Land
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how far the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you
Terra
Land
Terra
Land
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how far the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you
Nas sacadas dos sobrados, das cenas do salvador
On the balconies of the mansions, from the scenes of the savior
Há lembranças de donzelas do tempo do imperador
There are memories of maidens from the time of the emperor
Tudo, tudo na Bahia faz a gente querer bem
Everything, everything in Bahia makes us want to love
A Bahia tem um jeito
Bahia has a way
Terra
Land
Terra
Land
Por mais distante o errante navegante
No matter how far the wandering sailor
Quem jamais te esqueceria
Who could ever forget you
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Key vocabulary
- encontrava
- found
- preso
- prisonerA2
- cela
- cell
- cadeia
- prisonB2
- vi
- saw
- primeira
- firstA2
- vez
- turnB1
- tais
- such
- fotografias
- photosA2
- apareces
- appear
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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.