Elis Regina
A volta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:29
Quero ouvir a tua voz
I want to hear your voice
E quero que a canção seja você
And I want the song to be you
E quero, em cada vez que espero
And I want, each time I wait,
Desesperar, se não te ver
To despair, if I don't see you
É triste a solidão
Loneliness is sad
É longe o não te achar
It's far not to find you
É lindo é o teu perdão
It's beautiful, your forgiveness
Que festa é o teu voltar
What a celebration your return is
Mas quero que você me fale
But I want you to speak to me
Que você me cale
That you silence me
Caso eu perguntar
If I ask
Se o que te fez mas lindo ainda
If what made you even more beautiful
Foi a tua pressa de voltar
Was your hurry to come back
Levanta e vem correndo
Get up and come running
Me abraça e sem sofrer
Hold me tight and without suffering
Me beija longamente
Kiss me deeply
O quanto a solidão precisa pra morrer
How much loneliness needs to die
Levanta e vem correndo
Get up and come running
Me me abraça e sem sofrer
Hold me tight and without suffering
Me beija longamente
Kiss me deeply
O quanto a solidão precisa pra morrer
How much does loneliness need to die
O quanto a solidão precisa pra morrer
How much does loneliness need to die
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Key vocabulary
- quero
- want
- ouvir
- hearA1
- voz
- voiceA1
- canção
- songA2
- seja
- beA2
- cada
- eachB1
- vez
- turnB1
- espero
- hope
- desesperar
- despair
- ver
- seeA1
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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.