Chico Buarque
Mil perdões lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:37
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por fazeres mil perguntas
For asking a thousand questions
Que em vidas que andam juntas, ninguém faz
That in lives that walk together, no one asks
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por pedires perdão
For asking for forgiveness
Por me amares demais, te perdôo
For loving me too much, I forgive you
Te perdôo por ligares
I forgive you for calling
Pra todos os lugares de onde eu vim
To all the places I came from
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por ergueres a mão
For raising your hand
Por bateres em mim, te perdôo
For hitting me, I forgive you
Quando anseio pelo instante de sair
When I long for the moment to break free
E rodar exuberante e me perder de ti
And spin with joy and lose myself in you
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por quereres me ver
For wanting to see me
Aprendendo a mentir, te perdôo
Learning to lie, I forgive you
Por contares minhas horas
For counting my moments
Nas minhas demoras por aí
In my delays out there
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Te perdôo porque choras
I forgive you because you cry
Quando eu choro de rir
When I cry from laughing
Te perdôo por te trair
I forgive you for betraying me
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por fazeres mil perguntas
For asking a thousand questions
Que em vidas que andam juntas, ninguém faz
That in lives that walk together, no one asks
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por pedires perdão
For asking for forgiveness
Por me amares demais, te perdôo
For loving me too much, I forgive you
Te perdôo por ligares
I forgive you for calling
Pra todos os lugares de onde eu vim
To all the places I came from
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por ergueres a mão
For raising your hand
Por bateres em mim, te perdôo
For hitting me, I forgive you
Quando anseio pelo instante de sair
When I long for the moment to leave
E rodar exuberante e me perder de ti
And spin wildly and lose myself from you
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por quereres me ver, te mentir, ti mentir, ti mentir
For wanting to see me, to lie to you, to lie to you, to lie to you
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Por contares minhas horas
For counting my hours
Nas minhas demoras por aí
In my delays out there
Te perdôo
I forgive you
Te perdôo porque choras
I forgive you because you cry
Quando eu choro de rir
When I laugh to tears
Te perdôo por te trair
I forgive you for betraying you
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Key vocabulary
- perdôo
- forgiveA2
- fazeres
- doB2
- mil
- thousandA2
- perguntas
- questionsA2
- vidas
- livesB1
- andam
- walkA1
- juntas
- togetherA2
- ninguém
- nobodyA2
- faz
- does
- pedires
- ask
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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.