Chico Buarque
Um chorinho lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:39
Ai, o meu amor
Oh, my love
A sua dor
Your pain
A nossa vida
Our life
Já não cabem na batida
No longer fits in the beat
Do meu pobre cavaquinho
Of my poor cavaquinho
Ai quem me dera
Oh, how I wish
Pelo menos um momento
At least for a moment
Juntar todo sofrimento
To gather all the suffering
Pra botar nesse chorinho
To put into this little sorrow
Quem me dera ter um choro de alto porte
How I wish I had a grand sorrow
Pra cantar com a voz bem forte
To sing with a strong voice
E anunciar a luz do dia
And announce the light of day
Mas quem sou eu
But who am I
Pra cantar alto assim na praça
To sing out loud like this in the square
Se vem dia, dia passa
As day comes, day goes
E a praça fica mais vazia
And the square becomes emptier
Vem, morena
Come, brunette
Não me despreza mais, não
Don't disregard me anymore, no
Meu choro é coisa pequena
My tears are a small thing
Mas roubado a duras penas
But stolen with great effort
Do coração
From the heart
Meu chorinho
My little cry
Não é uma solução
Is not a solution
Enquanto eu cantar sozinho
While I sing alone
Quem cruzar o meu caminho
Whoever crosses my path
Não pára não
Don't stop now
Mas eu insisto
But I insist
E quem quiser que me compreenda
And whoever wants to understand me
Até que alguma luz acenda
Until some light turns on
Este meu canto continua
This my song goes on
Junto meu canto
Together with my song
A cada pranto
With every tear
A cada choro
With every cry
Até que alguém me faça coro
Until someone joins my chorus
Pra cantar na rua
To sing in the streets
Junto meu canto
Together with my song
A cada pranto
With every tear
A cada choro
With every cry
Até que alguém me faça coro
Until someone joins my chorus
Pra cantar na rua
To sing in the streets
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Key vocabulary
- forte
- strongA2
- juntar
- gatherA2
- junto
- togetherA2
- menos
- lessA2
- passa
- passesA2
- todo
- allA1
- vem
- comeA1
- voz
- voiceA1
- amor
- loveB2
- dor
- painA1
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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.