Chico Buarque
Mar e lua lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1980
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:58
Amaram o amor urgente
They loved the urgent love
As bocas salgadas pela maresia
The salty mouths from the sea breeze
As costas lenhadas pela tempestade
The backs scarred by the storm
Naquela cidade
In that city
Distante do mar
Far from the sea
Amaram o amor serenado
They loved the serenaded love
Das noturnas praias
Of the nighttime beaches
Levantavam as saias
They lifted their skirts
E se enluaravam de felicidade
And were bathed in happiness
Naquela cidade
In that city
Que não tem luar
That has no moonlight
Amavam o amor proibido
They loved the forbidden love
Pois hoje é sabido
For today it's well known
Todo mundo conta
Everyone says
Que uma andava tonta
That one was feeling dizzy
Grávida de lua
Pregnant with the moon
E outra andava nua
And another was walking bare
Ávida de mar
Eager for the sea
E foram ficando marcadas
And they became marked
Ouvindo risadas, sentindo arrepio
Hearing laughter, feeling the thrill
Olhando pro rio tão cheio de lua
Looking at the river so full of moonlight
E que continua
And that keeps on
Correndo pro mar
Running to the sea
E foram correnteza abaixo
And they flowed downstream
Rolando no leito
Rolling in the riverbed
Engolindo água
Swallowing water
Boiando com as algas
Drifting with the seaweed
Arrastando folhas
Dragging leaves
Carregando flores
Carrying flowers
E a se desmanchar
And coming apart
E foram virando peixes
And they turned into fish
Virando conchas
Turning into shells
Virando seixos
Turning into pebbles
Virando areia
Turning into sand
Prateada areia
Silver sand
Com lua cheia
With a full moon
E à beira-mar
And by the seaside
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Key vocabulary
- outra
- otherA2
- sentindo
- feelingA2
- tonta
- sillyA2
- amaram
- loved
- amor
- loveB2
- urgente
- urgentA2
- bocas
- mouthsA1
- salgadas
- salted
- maresia
- seasalt
- costas
- backsA2
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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.