Chico Buarque
Morena dos olhos d'água lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:34
Morena dos olhos d'água
Brunette with water-like eyes
Tiire os seus olhos do mar
Take your eyes from the sea
Vem ver que a vida ainda vale
Come see that life is still worth living
O sorriso que eu tenho pra lhe dar
The smile I have to give to you
Descansa em meu pobre peito
Rest in my humble chest
Que jamais enfrenta o mar
That never faces the sea
Mas que tem abraço estreito, morena
But has a tight embrace, brunette
Com jeito de lhe agradar
With a way to please you
Vem ouvir lindas histórias
Come listen to lovely stories
Que por seu amor sonhei
That I dreamed for your love
Vem saber quantas vitórias, morena
Come know how many victories, brown girl
Por mares que só eu sei
Through seas that only I know
Morena dos olhos d'água
Brown girl with water-like eyes
Tiire os seus olhos do mar
Take your eyes away from the sea
Vem ver que a vida ainda vale
Come see that life is still worth it
O sorriso que eu tenho pra lhe dar
The smile that I have to give you
O seu homem foi-se embora
Your man has gone away
Prometendo voltar já
Promising to return soon
Mas as ondas não tem hora, morena
But the waves have no schedule, brown girl
De partir ou de voltar
To depart or to return
Passa a vela e vai-se embora
The candle passes and goes away
Passa o tempo e vai também
Time passes and goes too
Mas meu canto inda lhe implora, morena
But my song still begs you, brunette
Agora, morena, vem
Now, brunette, come
Morena dos olhos d'água
Brunette with eyes of water
Tiire os seus olhos do mar
Take your eyes from the sea
Vem ver que a vida ainda vale
Come see that life is still worth it
O sorriso que eu tenho pra lhe dar
The smile that I have to give you
Vem ver que a vida ainda vale
Come see that life is still worth it
O sorriso que eu tenho pra lhe dar
The smile that I have to give you
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Key vocabulary
- morena
- brunette
- água
- water
- tiire
- prayer
- mar
- seaA1
- vem
- comeA1
- ver
- seeB2
- vida
- lifeB1
- ainda
- stillA1
- sorriso
- smile
- dar
- giveA1
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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.