Chico Buarque
Romance lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:15
Te sequestrei
I kidnapped you
Vou te reter pra sempre
I'll hold you forever
Na minha ideia
In my mind
No teu lugar, talvez
In your place, perhaps
Fique alguma tonta, uma dublê
Some silly girl could stay, a double
Uma mulher alheia
A woman that isn't yours
Na minha ideia
In my mind
Vives plenamente
You live fully
És a pessoa
You are the one
Com todas as canções
With all the songs
Os momentos bons
The good moments
E as horas más
And the bad hours
Que a memória coa
That memory brings
Nas horas à toa
In idle hours
Às vezes ando a cismar
Sometimes I wander
Serei eu mesmo
Will I be myself
Este cantor confuso
This confused singer
Que te rodeia
That surrounds you
Ou estarei feliz
Or will I be happy
Sendo eternamente o que já fui
Being eternally what I once was
Dentro da tua ideia
Within your thought
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Key vocabulary
- sequestrei
- kidnap
- vou
- go
- reter
- retain
- sempre
- alwaysA1
- ideia
- ideaA2
- lugar
- placeA1
- talvez
- maybeA1
- fique
- stay
- alguma
- some
- dublê
- stunt double
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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.