Chico Buarque
Lua cheia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:32
Ninguém vai chegar do mar
No one will come from the sea
Nem vai me levar daqui
Nor will they take me from here
Nem vai calar minha viola
Nor will they silence my guitar
Que desconsola, chora notas
Which disheartens, cries notes
Pra ninguém ouvir
For no one to hear
Minha voz ficou na espreita, na espera
My voice stayed lurking, in wait
Quem dera abrir meu peito
I wish I could open my heart
Cantar feliz
To sing happily
Preparei para você uma lua cheia
I prepared a full moon for you
E você não veio
And you didn't come
E você não quis
And you didn’t want
Meu violão ficou tão triste, pudera
My guitar felt so sad, no wonder
Quisera abrir janelas
I wish I could open windows
Fazer serão
To stay up late
Mas você me navegou
But you sailed me through
Mares tão diversos
Such diverse seas
E eu fiquei sem versos
And I was left without verses
E eu fiquei em vão
And I remained in vain
Minha voz ficou na espreita, na espera
My voice lingered in hiding, in waiting
Quem dera abrir meu peito
Oh, how I wish I could open my heart
Cantar feliz
Sing happy
Preparei para você uma lua cheia
I prepared a full moon for you
E você não veio
But you didn't come
E você não quis
And you didn't want to
Meu violão ficou tão triste, pudera
My guitar became so sad, understandably
Quisera abrir janelas
I wished to open windows
Fazer serão
To stay up late
Mas você me navegou
But you sailed me away
Mares tão diversos
Through such diverse seas
E eu fiquei sem versos
And I was left without verses
E eu fiquei em vão
And I remained in vain
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Key vocabulary
- voz
- voiceA1
- ninguém
- nobodyA2
- vai
- go
- chegar
- arriveA1
- mar
- seaA1
- levar
- carryA2
- daqui
- from hereA2
- calar
- be silentA2
- desconsola
- upsets
- chora
- cries
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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.