Chico Buarque
Na ilha de Lia, no barco de Rosa (meio-dia, meia-lua) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:37
Quando adormecia na ilha de Lia
When I fell asleep on Lia's island
Meus Deus, eu só vivia a sonhar
My God, I only lived to dream
Que passava ao largo no barco de Rosa
That I passed by in Rosa's boat
E queria aquela ilha abordar
And wanted to reach that island
Pra dormir com Lia que via que eu ia
To sleep with Lia who saw I was coming
Sonhar dentro do barco de Rosa
Dreaming inside Rosa's boat
Rosa que se ria e dizia nem coisa com coisa
Rosa who laughed and said nonsense with nonsense
Era uma armadilha de Lia com Rosa com Lia
It was a trap of Lia with Rosa with Lia
Eu não podia escapar
I couldn't escape
Girava num barco num lago no centro da ilha
Spinning in a boat on a lake in the center of the island
Num moinho do mar
In a mill by the sea
Era estar com Rosa nos braços de Lia
It was being with Rosa in Lia's arms
Era Lia com balanço de Rosa
It was Lia with the sway of Rosa
Era tão real, era devaneio
It was so real, it was a daydream
Era meio a meio, meio Rosa, meio Lia
It was half and half, half Rosa, half Lia
Meio Rosa, meio-dia, meia lua, meio Lia
Half Rosa, midday, half moon, half Lia
Meio é uma partilha de Rosa com Lia
Half is a sharing of Rosa with Lia
Com Rosa eu não podia esperar
With Rosa, I couldn't wait
Na feira do porto, meu corpo, minh'alma
At the port fair, my body, my soul
Meus sonhos vinham negociar
My dreams came to negotiate
Era poesia nos pratos de Rosa
It was poetry on Rosa's plates
Era prosa na balança de Lia
It was prose on Lia's scales
Era tão real, era devaneio
It was so real, it was a daydream
Era meio a meio, meio Lia, meio Rosa
It was half and half, half Lia, half Rosa
Meio lia, meia lua, meio-dia, meio Rosa
Half Lia, half moon, noon, half Rosa
Meio na ilha de Lia, de Lia, de Lia
Half on Lia's island, of Lia, of Lia
No barco de Rosa, de Rosa, de Rosa
In Rosa's boat, of Rosa, of Rosa
Na ilha de Lia, de Lia, de Lia
On Lia's island, of Lia, of Lia
No barco de Rosa, de Rosa, de Rosa
In Rosa's boat, of Rosa, of Rosa
Na ilha de Lia
On Lia's island
Lia
Lia
No barco de Rosa
On Rosa's boat
Rosa
Rosa
Na ilha de Lia
On Lia's island
Lia
Lia
No barco de Rosa
On Rosa's boat
Rosa
Rosa
Na ilha de Lia, Lia, Lia
On Lia's island, Lia, Lia
No barco de Rosa, Rosa, Rosa
On Rosa's boat, Rosa, Rosa
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Key vocabulary
- adormecia
- fell asleep
- lia
- read
- deus
- god
- só
- only
- vivia
- lived
- passava
- passed
- barco
- boatA1
- queria
- would like
- abordar
- approach
- ia
- AI
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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.