Chico Buarque
Até pensei lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:16
Junto à minha rua havia um bosque
Next to my street there was a grove
Que um muro alto proibia
That a high wall forbade
Lá todo balão caía, toda maçã nascia
There every balloon would fall, every apple would bloom
E o dono do bosque nem via
And the owner of the grove didn’t even see
Do lado de lá, tanta aventura
On the other side, so much adventure
E eu a espreitar
And I peering in
Na noite escura a dedilhar essa modinha
In the dark night strumming this little tune
A felicidade morava tão vizinha
Happiness lived so close by
Que, de tolo, até pensei que fosse minha
That, foolishly, I even thought it was mine
Junto a mim morava a minha amada
Next to me lived my beloved
Com olhos claros como o dia
With eyes as clear as the day
Lá o meu olhar vivia
There my gaze would stay
De sonho e fantasia
Full of dreams and fantasy
E a dona dos olhos nem via
And the owner of those eyes never saw me
Do lado de lá, tanta aventura
On the other side, so much adventure
E eu a esperar pela ternura
And I waiting for the tenderness
Que a enganar nunca me vinha
That never came to deceive me
Eu andava pobre, tão pobre de carinho
I was poor, so poor in affection
Que, de tolo, até pensei que fosses minha
That, like a fool, I even thought you were mine
Toda a dor da vida, me ensinou essa modinha
All the pain in life taught me this little song
Que, de tolo, até pensei que fosse minha
That, in my folly, I even thought it was mine
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Key vocabulary
- claros
- clearA2
- esperar
- waitA2
- fantasia
- fantasyA2
- junto
- togetherA2
- lado
- sideA2
- olhar
- lookA2
- olhos
- eyesA2
- pobre
- poorA2
- sonho
- dreamA2
- tanta
- so muchA2
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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.