Caetano Veloso
The Empty Boat lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:16
From the stern to the bow
From the stern to the bow
Oh; my boat is empty
Oh; my boat is empty
Yes, my heart is empty
Yes, my heart is empty
From the hole to the how
From the hole to the how
From the rudder to the sail
From the rudder to the sail
Oh my boat is empty
Oh my boat is empty
Yes, my hand is empty
Yes, my hand is empty
From the wrist to the nail
From the wrist to the nail
From the ocean to the bay
From the ocean to the bay
Oh, the sand is clean
Oh, the sand is clean
Oh, my mind is clean
Oh, my mind is clean
From the night to the day
From the night to the day
From the stern to the bow
From the stern to the bow
Oh, my boat is empty
Oh, my boat is empty
Oh, my head is empty
Oh, my head is empty
From the nape to the brow
From the nape to the brow
From the east to the west
From the east to the west
Oh, the stream is long
Oh, the stream is long
Yes, my dream is wrong
Yes, my dream is wrong
From the birth to the death
From the birth to the death
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Key vocabulary
- to
- am
- long
- far
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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.