Carlos Lyra
Essa Passou lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:24
Foi ela que me convidou
It was her who invited me
Fui eu que não soube chegar
It was I who didn't know how to arrive
Foi ela que me castigou
It was her who punished me
Fui eu que não soube chorar
It was I who didn't know how to cry
Andei sete léguas de amor
I walked seven leagues of love
Chorei sete litros de mar
I cried seven liters of sea
Mas ela não se saciou
But she was not satisfied
Mas ela não soube esperar
But she didn't know how to wait
Foi ela que me condenou
It was her who condemned me
Sou eu que vou lhe perdoar
I am the one who will forgive her
Foi ela que tanto pecou
It was her who sinned so much
Sou eu que vou me confessar
It's me who's going to confess
Foi ela que se ajoelhou
It was her who knelt down
Sou eu que vou ter que rezar
It's me who's going to have to pray
Foi ela que me arruinou
It was her who ruined me
Sou eu que vou ter que pagar
It's me who's going to have to pay
Foi ela que me incendiou
It was her who set me on fire
É fogo na roupa contar
It's fire in the clothes to tell
É mais uma história de amor
It's just another love story
Que um outro me tome o lugar
Let someone else take my place
Não tá mais aqui quem chorou
Who's cried is no longer here
Um outro que venha chorar
Another one comes to weep
É mais uma história vulgar
It's just another common story
Mas se ela bater faz entrar
But if she knocks, let her in
É mais uma história de amor
It's just another love story
Mas se ela chamar diz que eu vou
But if she calls, say that I'll go
Correr sete léguas de dor
Running seven leagues of pain
Beber sete litros de mar
Drinking seven liters of sea
Pra ela dizer que acabou
For her to say that it's over
Pra ela dizer que não está
For her to say that she is not here
Pra ela dizer que cortou
For her to say she cut it off
Pra ela dizer que não dá
For her to say it won't work
Pra ela dizer que gorou
For her to say it fell through
Pra ela dizer que vá lá
For her to say to go there
Pra ela dizer que pifou
For her to say it broke down
Pra ela... Para ela dizer o que?
For her... For her to say what?
Pifou...
Broke down...
Pra ela dizer que pifou
For her to say it broke down
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Key vocabulary
- convidou
- invitedA2
- soube
- knew
- chegar
- arriveA1
- castigou
- punishedB1
- chorar
- cryA2
- andei
- walked
- léguas
- leagues
- amor
- loveB2
- chorei
- cried
- litros
- litersA1
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About this song
Carlos Lyra was a Brazilian bossa nova songwriter and guitarist, also active in composing music for theater and film. He is known for shaping bossa nova’s intellectual direction with Vinícius de Moraes and helping develop the protest song within the movement.