Djavan
Flor de Lis lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- MPB, Pop
- Length
- 3:46
Valei-me, Deus
Help me, God
É o fim do nosso amor
It's the end of our love
Perdoa, por favor
Forgive me, please
Eu sei que o erro aconteceu
I know the mistake was made
Mas não sei o que fez
But I don't know what caused
Tudo mudar de vez
Everything to change forever
Onde foi que eu errei?
Where did I go wrong?
Eu só sei que amei
I only know that I loved
Que amei, que amei, que amei
That I loved, that I loved, that I loved
Será, talvez
Perhaps, maybe
Que minha ilusão
That my illusion
Foi dar meu coração
Was to give my heart
Com toda força
With all my strength
Pra essa moça me fazer feliz
For this girl to make me happy
E o destino não quis
And fate did not want
Me ver como raiz de uma flor de lis
To see me as the root of a lily flower
E foi assim que eu vi
And that's how I saw
Nosso amor na poeira, poeira
Our love in the dust, dust
Morto na beleza fria de Maria
Dead in the cold beauty of Maria
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, it died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the sprout that bloomed Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, it died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the sprout that bloomed Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
Valei-me, Deus
Help me, God
É o fim do nosso amor
It's the end of our love
Perdoa, por favor
Forgive me, please
Eu sei que o erro aconteceu
I know that the mistake was made
Mas não sei o que fez
But I don't know what caused it
Tudo mudar de vez
Everything changed for good
Onde foi que eu errei?
Where did I go wrong?
Eu só sei que amei
All I know is that I loved
Que amei, que amei, que amei
That I loved, that I loved, that I loved
Será, talvez, que minha ilusão
Could it be, perhaps, that my illusion
Foi dar meu coração
Was to give my heart
Com toda força
With all my strength
Pra essa moça me fazer feliz
For this girl to make me happy
E o destino não quis
And destiny did not wish
Me ver como raiz de uma flor de lis
To see me as the root of a lily
E foi assim que eu vi
And that's how I saw
O nosso amor na poeira, poeira
Our love in the dust, dust
Morto na beleza fria de Maria
Dead in the cold beauty of Maria
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the foot that sprouted Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, it died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the stem that sprouted Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, it died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the stem that sprouted Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
E o meu jardim da vida
And my garden of life
Ressecou, morreu
Dried up, it died
Do pé que brotou Maria
From the stem that sprouted Maria
Nem margarida nasceu
Not even a daisy was born
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Key vocabulary
- valei
- I earned
- deus
- god
- fim
- endA1
- amor
- loveB2
- perdoa
- forgiveA2
- sei
- know
- tudo
- everythingA1
- mudar
- changeA2
- vez
- turnB1
- errei
- I erred
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About this song
Djavan is a Brazilian singer-songwriter known for MPB and pop-inflected Brazilian rhythms, emerging in the 1980s and gaining success beyond Brazil. He is recognized for blending traditional Brazilian styles with a global pop approach, including later work that includes English lyrics and collaborations with North American musicians.