Elis Regina
Aquarela do Brasil / Nêga do cabelo duro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:03
Oh, por essas fontes murmurantes
Oh, by those murmuring springs
Onde eu mato minha sede
Where I quench my thirst
E onde a lua vem brincar
And where the moon comes to play
Oh, esse Brasil lindo e trigueiro
Oh, this beautiful and dusky Brazil
É o meu Brasil brasileiro
Is my Brazilian Brazil
Terra de samba e pandeiro
Land of samba and pandeiro
Brasil pra mim, Brasil pra mim
Brazil for me, Brazil for me
Nega do cabelo duro
Black girl with the tough hair
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What comb styles your hair?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What comb styles your hair?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Ô, nega do cabelo duro
Oh, girl with the tough hair
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Teu cabelo está na moda e o teu corpo bamboleia
Your hair is in fashion and your body sways
Minha nega, meu amor
My girl, my love
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Ô, nega do cabelo duro
Oh, girl with the tough hair
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What's the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What is the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What is the comb that styles you?
Ô, nega do cabelo duro
Oh, girl with the tough hair
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What is the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What is the comb that styles you?
Qual é o pente que te penteia?
What is the comb that styles you?
Ô, nega
Oh, girl
Brasil, pra mim
Brazil, for me
Brasil, pra mim
Brazil, for me
Brasil, pra mim
Brazil, for me
Brasil, pra mim
Brazil, for me
Pra mim...
For me...
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Key vocabulary
- fontes
- fountainsB1
- murmurantes
- murmuring
- mato
- bushA2
- sede
- thirst
- lua
- moonA2
- vem
- comeA1
- brincar
- playA1
- brasil
- Brazil
- lindo
- beautifulA2
- trigueiro
- tawny
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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.