Chico Buarque
Tanto Mar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:55
Foi bonita a festa, pá
The party was beautiful, man
Fiquei contente
I was happy
Ainda guardo renitente
I still keep stubbornly
Um velho cravo para mim
An old carnation for me
Já murcharam tua festa, pá
Your party has already withered, man
Mas certamente
But certainly
Esqueceram uma semente
They forgot a seed
Em algum canto de jardim
In some corner of the garden
Sei que há léguas a nos separar
I know there are leagues separating us
Tanto mar, tanto mar
So much sea, so much sea
Sei também quanto é preciso, pá
I know well what it takes, man
Navegar, navegar
To sail, to sail
Canta a primavera, pá
Sing the spring, man
Cá estou carente
Here I am, needy
Manda novamente
Send it again
Algum cheirinho de alecrim
Some scent of rosemary
Canta a primavera, pá
Sing the spring, man
Cá estou carente
Here I am, needy
Manda novamente
Send it again
Algum cheirinho de alecrim
Some scent of rosemary
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Key vocabulary
- bonita
- prettyA2
- festa
- partyA2
- pá
- shovelB1
- fiquei
- stayed
- contente
- satisfiedA2
- ainda
- stillA1
- guardo
- I keep
- renitente
- stubborn
- cravo
- cloveA2
- já
- alreadyA1
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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.