Chico Buarque
Ela desatinou lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:10
Ela desatinou
She went wild
Viu chegar quarta-feira
Saw Wednesday arrive
Acabar brincadeira
The fun is over
Bandeiras se desmanchando
Banners falling apart
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing
(E ela inda está sambando)
(And she's still dancing)
Ela desatinou
She went wild
Viu morrer alegrias
Saw joys fade away
Rasgar fantasias
Tearing apart dreams
Os dias sem sol raiando
Days without sunshine shining
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing the samba
(E ela inda está sambando)
(And she's still dancing the samba)
Ela não vê que toda gente
She doesn't see that everyone
Já está sofrendo normalmente
Is already suffering normally
Toda a cidade anda esquecida
The whole city is wandering lost
Da falsa vida
In a fake life
Da avenida onde ela desatinou
On the avenue where she lost her way
Viu chegar quarta-feira
She saw Wednesday arrive
Acabar brincadeira
End the playing around
Bandeiras se desmanchando
Flags are falling apart
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing
(E ela inda está sambando)
(And she's still dancing)
Ela desatinou
She's lost her mind
Viu morrer alegrias
Saw joys die
Rasgar fantasias
Tore up fantasies
Os dias sem sol raiando
The days without sun shining
E ela ainda está sambando
And she's still dancing
(E ela ainda está sambando)
(And she's still dancing)
Quem não inveja a infeliz, feliz
Who doesn't envy the unhappy, happy
No seu mundo de cetim, assim
In her silky world, like this
Debochando da dor, do pecado
Mocking the pain, of the sin
Do tempo perdido, do jogo acabado
Of the lost time, of the game done
Ela desatinou
She lost her mind
Viu chegar quarta-feira
Saw Wednesday arrive
Acabar brincadeira
End this playtime
Bandeiras se desmanchando
Flags are falling apart
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing
(E ela inda está sambando)
(And she's still dancing)
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing
E ela inda está sambando
And she's still dancing
E ela inda está sambando
And she’s still dancing the samba
Key vocabulary
- desatinou
- lost
- viu
- saw
- chegar
- arriveA1
- quarta-feira
- Wednesday
- acabar
- endA2
- brincadeira
- playA1
- bandeiras
- flagsA2
- desmanchando
- smudging
- inda
- still
- sambando
- sambaing
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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.