Chico Buarque
Olha Maria lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:57
Olha, Maria
Look, Maria
Eu bem te queria
I really wanted you
Fazer uma presa
To be a part
Da minha poesia
Of my poetry
Mas hoje, Maria
But today, Maria
Pra minha surpresa
To my surprise
Pra minha tristeza
To my sadness
Precisas partir
You need to leave
Parte, Maria
Go on, Maria
Que estás tão bonita
You're looking so beautiful
Que estás tão aflita
That you're so distressed
Pra me abandonar
To leave me behind
Sinto, Maria
I feel, Maria
Que estás de visita
That you're just visiting
Teu corpo se agita
Your body is stirring
Querendo dançar
Wanting to dance
Parte, Maria
Go on, Maria
Que estás toda nua
You're all bare
Que a lua te chama
For the moon is calling you
Que estás tão mulher
That you're so much a woman
Arde, Maria
Burns, Maria
Na chama da lua
In the flame of the moon
Maria cigana
Gypsy Maria
Maria maré
Tide Maria
Parte cantando
Leaves singing
Maria fugindo
Maria running away
Contra a ventania
Against the stormy winds
Brincando, dormindo
Playing, sleeping
Num colo de serra
In a hillside's embrace
Num campo vazio
In an empty field
Num leito de rio
In a riverbed
Nos braços do mar
In the arms of the sea
Vai, alegria
Go, joy
Que a vida, Maria
For life, Maria
Não passa de um dia
Is just a day
Não vou te prender
I won't hold you back
Corre, Maria
Run, Maria
Que a vida não espera
For life doesn't wait
É uma primavera
It's a springtime
Não podes perder
You can't miss it
Anda, Maria
Come on, Maria
Pois eu só teria
For all I would have
A minha agonia
Is my agony
Pra te oferecer
To offer to you
Anda, Maria
Come on, Maria
Pois eu só teria
For all I would have
A minha agonia
Is my agony
Pra te oferecer
To offer to you
Key vocabulary
- bonita
- prettyA2
- braços
- armsA2
- chama
- flameA2
- corre
- runA2
- espera
- waitA2
- lua
- moonA2
- olha
- lookA2
- parte
- partA2
- maria
- Mary
- bem
- goodA1
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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.