Chico Buarque
Acalanto lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:39
Dorme, minha pequena
Sleep, my little one
Não vale a pena despertar
It's not worth waking up
Dorme, minha pequena
Sleep, my little one
Não vale a pena despertar
It's not worth waking up
Eu vou sair por aí afora
I'm going out there
Atrás da aurora mais serena
In search of the calmest dawn
Dorme, minha pequena
Sleep, my little one
Não vale a pena despertar
It's not worth waking up
Dorme, minha pequena
Sleep, my little one
Não vale a pena despertar
It's not worth waking up
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Key vocabulary
- dorme
- sleeps
- pequena
- small
- vale
- worthA2
- pena
- pityB2
- despertar
- wakeB1
- vou
- go
- sair
- leaveA1
- aí
- thereA1
- afora
- except
- atrás
- behindA2
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About this song
Chico Buarque is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and playwright associated with samba, bossa nova, and MPB. He is known for intricate harmonic work and lyrics that often engage politics and culture, including foundational recordings such as Construção and Calabar.