Chico Buarque
Ela e sua janela lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:11
Ela e sua menina
She and her girl
Ela e seu tricô
She and her knitting
Ela e sua janela, espiando
She and her window, spying
Com tanta moça aí na rua
With so many girls out on the street
O seu amor
Her love
Só pode estar dançando
Must be dancing
Da sua janela imagina ela
From her window, she imagines him
Por onde hoje ele anda
Where he might be today
E ela vai talvez
And she might just
Sair uma vez
Go out once
Na varanda
On the balcony
Ela e um fogareiro
She is a stove
Ela e seu calor
She is your warmth
Ela e sua janela, esperando
She is your window, waiting
Com tão pouco dinheiro
With so little money
Será que o seu amor ainda está jogando
Is your love still playing
Da sua janela uma vaga estrela
From your window a vacant star
E um pedaço de lua
And a piece of the moon
E ela vai talvez
And she might perhaps
Sair outra vez na rua
Go out again into the street
Ela e seu castigo
She is her punishment
Ela e seu penar
She is her sorrow
Ela e sua janela, querendo
She is her window, longing
Com tanto velho amigo
With so many old friends
O seu amor num bar
Her love in a bar
Só pode estar bebendo
Can only be drinking
Mas outro moreno joga um novo aceno
But another dark one throws a new beckon
E uma jura fingida
And a feigned vow
E ela vai talvez
And she might just go
Viver duma vez
To live all at once
A vida
Life
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Key vocabulary
- menina
- girlA1
- tricô
- knitB2
- janela
- windowA1
- espiando
- peeking
- tanta
- so muchA2
- moça
- girl
- aí
- thereA1
- rua
- streetA1
- amor
- loveB2
- só
- only
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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.