Elis Regina
Alô saudade lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1963
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:17
Telefonei para saudade
I called out for longing
Dizendo a ela o que sentia
Telling her what I felt
Como ela troxe a solução
How she brought the solution
Meu coração logo esqueceu
My heart soon forgot
Toda paixão
All the passion
Acreditei no que me foi prescrito
I believed in what was written for me
E em tudo que eu não acreditava
And in everything I didn't believe
Depois do tempo em que
After the time when
Levei sofrendo assim
I kept suffering like this
Felicidade voltou pra mim
Happiness came back to me
Telefonei para saudade
I called for longing
Dizendo a ela o que sentia
Telling her what I felt
Como ela troxe a solução
How she brought the solution
Meu coração logo esqueceu
My heart soon forgot
Toda paixão
All the passion
Acreditei no que foi prescrito
I believed in what was written
E em tudo que eu não acreditava
And in everything I didn't believe
Depois do tempo em que
After the time when
Levei sofrendo assim
I kept suffering like this
Felicidade voltou pra mim
Happiness returned to me
Acreditei no que foi prescrito
I believed in what was foretold
E em tudo que eu não acreditava
And in everything I didn't believe
Depois do tempo em que
After the time when
Levei sofrendo assim
I went on suffering like this
Felicidade voltou pra mim
Happiness has returned to me
Alô saudade
Hello, nostalgia
Felicidade voltou pra mim
Happiness has returned to me
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Key vocabulary
- telefonei
- called
- saudade
- longingB1
- dizendo
- saying
- sentia
- felt
- troxe
- brought
- solução
- solution
- coração
- heartB1
- esqueceu
- forgotA2
- toda
- allA2
- paixão
- passion
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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.