Elis Regina
20 anos blue lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:10
Ontem de manhã quando acordei
Yesterday morning when I woke up
Olhei a vida e me espantei
I looked at life and was amazed
Eu tenho mais de 20 anos
I'm over 20 years old
E eu tenho mais de mil perguntas sem respostas
And I have more than a thousand unanswered questions
Estou ligada num futuro blue
I'm tuned into a blue future
Os meus pais nas minhas costas
My parents weighing on my shoulders
As raízes na marquise
The roots in the awning
Eu tenho mais de 20 muros
I have more than 20 walls
O sangue jorra pelos furos, pelas veias de um jornal
The blood flows through the holes, through the veins of a newspaper
Eu não te quero, eu te quero mal
I don't want you, I want you badly
Essa calma que inventei, bem sei
This calm that I invented, I know well
Custou as contas que contei
Cost me the bills that I counted
Eu tenho mais de 20 anos
I’m over 20 years old
E eu quero as cores e os colírios, meus delírios
And I want the colors and the eye drops, my delusions
Estou ligada num futuro blue
I'm connected to a blue future
Os meus pais nas minhas costas
My parents on my back
As raízes na marquise
The roots on the awning
Eu tenho mais de 20 muros
I have over 20 walls
O sangue jorra pelos furos, pelas veias de um jornal
The blood flows through the holes, through the veins of a newspaper
Eu não te quero, eu te quero mal
I don't want you, I want you bad
Ontem de manhã quando acordei
Yesterday morning when I woke up
Olhei a vida e me espantei
I looked at life and was astonished
Eu tenho mais de 20 anos
I am over 20 years old
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Key vocabulary
- ontem
- yesterdayA1
- manhã
- morningA2
- acordei
- woke
- olhei
- looked
- vida
- lifeB1
- espantei
- startled
- mais
- moreA1
- anos
- yearsA1
- mil
- thousandA2
- perguntas
- questionsA2
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About this song
Elis Regina was a Brazilian vocalist associated with bossa nova and MPB, known for peppery, emotionally driven singing. She became an international star for her interpretations of 1960s composers and for collaborations with Jair Rodrigues and Antonio Carlos Jobim.