Chico Buarque
Como se fosse a primavera lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:08
De que calada maneira
In such a silent way
Você chega assim sorrindo
You arrive smiling like this
Como se fosse a primavera
As if it were springtime
E eu morrendo
And I'm dying
E de que modo sutil
And how subtly
Me derramou na camisa
You spilled me on your shirt
Todas as flores de abril
All the flowers of April
Quem lhe disse que eu era
Who told you that I was
Riso sempre e nunca pranto?
Always laughter and never tears?
Como se fosse a primavera
As if it were springtime
Não sou tanto
I'm not so much
No entanto, que espiritual
Yet, how spiritual
Você me dar uma rosa
You give me a rose
Do seu rosal principal
From your main rosebush
De que calada maneira
In such a quiet way
Você chega assim sorrindo
You come smiling like this
Como se fosse a primavera
As if it were spring
E eu morrendo
And I'm dying
E eu morrendo
And I'm dying
Quem lhe disse que eu era
Who told you I was
Riso sempre e nunca pranto?
Laughter always and never weeping?
Como se fosse a primavera
As if it were springtime
Não sou tanto
I'm not that much
No entanto, que espiritual
Yet, how spiritual
Você me dar uma rosa
You give me a rose
Do seu rosal principal
From your main rose garden
De que calada maneira
In such a quiet way
Você chega assim sorrindo
You come in smiling
Como se fosse a primavera
As if it were springtime
E eu morrendo
And I'm dying
E eu morrendo
And I'm dying
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Key vocabulary
- calada
- silenceA2
- maneira
- wayA2
- chega
- arrive
- assim
- thusA1
- sorrindo
- smilingA2
- fosse
- was
- primavera
- springA1
- morrendo
- dying
- modo
- modeA2
- sutil
- subtleB2
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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.