Chico Buarque
Madalena foi pro mar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:41
Madalena foi pro mar e eu fiquei a ver navios
Madalena went to the sea and I stayed here watching the ships
(Madalena foi pro mar e eu fiquei a ver navios)
(Madalena went to the sea and I stayed here watching the ships)
Quem com ela se encontrar
Whoever meets her out there
Diga lá no alto-mar que é preciso voltar já
Say up in the open sea that it's time to return now
Pra cuidar dos nossos filhos
To take care of our children
(Que é preciso voltar já)
(That it's time to return now)
(Pra cuidar dos nossos filhos)
(To take care of our children)
Pra zombar dos olhos meus
To mock my eyes
No alto-mar, a vela acena
In the open sea, the sail waves
Tanto jeito tem de adeus, tanto adeus de Madalena
So much like farewell, so many goodbyes to Madalena
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching the ships
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching the ships
Quem com ela se encontrar
Whoever meets her out there
Diga lá no alto-mar (Que é preciso voltar já)
Tell her out at sea (That she needs to come back now)
(Pra cuidar dos nossos filhos)
(To take care of our children)
(Que é preciso voltar já)
(That she needs to come back now)
(Pra cuidar dos nossos filhos)
(To take care of our children)
É preciso não chorar
It’s important not to cry
Maldizer não vale a pena
Cursing isn’t worth it
Jesus manda perdoar a mulher que é Madalena
Jesus tells us to forgive the woman who is Madalena
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching ships
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching ships
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching ships
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching ships
(Madalena foi pro mar) E eu fiquei a ver navios
(Madalena went to the sea) And I stayed watching ships
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Key vocabulary
- madalena
- Magdalene
- mar
- seaA1
- fiquei
- stayed
- ver
- seeA1
- navios
- shipsA2
- encontrar
- findA2
- diga
- say
- alto-mar
- high seas
- preciso
- necessaryA2
- voltar
- returnA2
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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.