Elis Regina
A Time for Love lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:16
A time for summer skies
A time for summer skies
For hummingbirds and butterflies
For hummingbirds and butterflies
For tender words that harmonize with love
For tender words that harmonize with love
A time for climbing hills
A time for climbing hills
For leaning out of windowsills
For leaning out of windowsills
Admiring the daffodils above
Admiring the daffodils above
A time for holding hands together
A time for holding hands together
A time for rainbow-colored weather
A time for rainbow-colored weather
A time of make-believe that we'll dream and love
A time of make-believe that we'll dream and love
As time goes drifting by
As time goes drifting by
The world spins and so do I
The world spins and so do I
But oh, my friends, whatever sky above
But oh, my friends, whatever sky above
I've known a time for spring
I've known a time for spring
A time for fall
A time for fall
But best of all
But best of all
A time for love
A time for love
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Key vocabulary
- skies
- sky
- hummingbirds
- hummingbird
- tender
- gentle
- words
- word
- windowsills
- windowsill
- admiring
- admire
- rainbow-colored
- rainbow
- make-believe
- pretend
- we'll
- we will
- spins
- spin
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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.