Chico Buarque
As minhas meninas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:20
Olha as minhas meninas
Look at my girls
As minhas meninas
My girls
Pra onde é que elas vão
Where are they headed?
Se já saem sozinhas
When they go out on their own
As notas da minha canção
The notes of my song
Vão as minhas meninas
My girls are off
Levando destinos
Carrying destinies
Tão iluminados de sim
So bright with a yes
Passam por mim
They pass by me
E embaraçam as linhas
And tangle the lines
Da minha mão
From my hand
As meninas são minhas
The girls are mine
Só minhas na minha ilusão
Only mine in my illusion
Na canção cristalina
In the crystal song
Da mina da imaginação
From the mine of imagination
Pode o tempo
Time can
Marcar seus caminhos
Mark your paths
Nas faces
On the faces
Com as linhas
With the lines
Das noites de não
Of sleepless nights
E a solidão
And loneliness
Maltratar as meninas
Mistreating the girls
As minhas não
Not mine
As meninas são minhas
The girls are mine
Só minhas
Only mine
As minhas meninas
My girls
Do meu coração
Of my heart
Olha as minhas meninas
Look at my girls
As minhas meninas
My girls
Pra onde é que elas vão
Where do they go?
Se já saem sozinhas
If they already go out alone
As notas da minha canção
The notes of my song
Vão as minhas meninas
My girls go
Levando destinos
Carrying destinies
Tão iluminados de sim
So illuminated with yes
Passam por mim
They pass by me
E embaraçam as linhas
And tangle the lines
Da minha mão
Of my hand
As meninas são minhas
The girls are mine
Só minhas na minha ilusão
Only mine in my illusion
Na canção cristalina
In the crystal-clear song
Da mina da imaginação
Of the mine of imagination
Pode o tempo
Time can
Marcar seus caminhos
Mark your paths
Nas faces
On the faces
Com as linhas
With the lines
Das noites de não
Of nights of no
E a solidão
And solitude
Maltratar as meninas
Mistreat the girls
As minhas não
Not my own
As meninas são minhas
The girls are mine
Só minhas
They're only mine
As minhas meninas
My girls
Do meu coração
From my heart
Do meu coração
From my heart
Do meu coração
From my heart
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Key vocabulary
- olha
- lookA2
- meninas
- girlsA1
- vão
- emptiness
- já
- alreadyA1
- saem
- leave
- sozinhas
- alone
- notas
- notesA1
- canção
- songA2
- levando
- carrying
- destinos
- destiniesA2
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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.