Elis Regina
Black Is Beautiful lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 5:23
Hoje cedo, na Rua do Ouvidor
This morning, on Ouvidor Street
Quantos brancos horríveis eu vi
How many horrible white faces I saw
Eu quero um homem de cor
I want a man of color
Um deus negro do Congo ou daqui
A black god from Congo or from here
Hoje cedo, na Rua do Ouvidor
This morning, on Ouvidor Street
Quantos brancos horríveis eu vi
How many horrible white faces I saw
Eu quero um homem de cor
I want a man of color
Um deus negro do Congo ou daqui
A black god from Congo or from here
Que se integre no meu sangue europeu
Who blends into my European blood
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black beauty is so peaceful
Black beauty is so peaceful
I wanna a black, a beautiful
I want a black, a beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black beauty is so peaceful
Black beauty is so peaceful
I wanna a black
I want a black
I wanna a beautiful
I want a beautiful
Hoje a noite, amante negro, eu vou
Tonight, black lover, I will
Enfeitar o meu corpo no teu
Adorn my body with yours
Eu quero esse homem de cor
I want this man of color
Um deus negro do Congo ou daqui
A black god from Congo or from here
Hoje a noite, amante negro, eu vou
Tonight, black lover, I'm going
Enfeitar o meu corpo no teu
To adorn my body with yours
Eu quero esse homem de cor
I want this man of color
Um deus negro do Congo ou daqui
A black god from Congo or here
Que se integre no meu sangue europeu
Who blends into my European blood
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black beauty is so peaceful
Black beauty is so peaceful
I wanna a black, I wanna a beautiful
I wanna a black, I wanna a beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black's beauty are so peaceful
Black's beauty is so peaceful
I wanna a black
I wanna a black
A beautiful
A beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black is beautiful, black is beautiful
Black beauty is so peaceful
Black beauty is so peaceful
I wanna a black
I wanna a black
I wanna a beautiful
I wanna a beautiful
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Key vocabulary
- hoje
- todayA1
- cedo
- earlyA1
- rua
- streetA1
- ouvidor
- auditor
- quantos
- how manyA1
- brancos
- whiteA2
- horríveis
- horribleA2
- vi
- saw
- quero
- want
- homem
- manA1
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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.