Elis Regina
Cabaré lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:53
Na porta lentas luzes de neon
At the door, slow neon lights
Na mesa flores murchas de crepon
On the table, wilted crepon flowers
E a luz grená filtrada entre conversas
And the filtered crimson light among conversations
Inventa um novo amor, loucas promessas
Inventing a new love, crazy promises
De tomara-que-cais surge a crooner do norte
From may-it-be-she-falls, the crooner from the north arises
Nem aplausos, nem vaias: um silêncio de morte
Neither applause nor jeers: a silence of death
Ah, quem sabe de si nesses bares escuros
Ah, who knows themselves in these dark bars
Quem sabe dos outros, das grades, dos muros
Who knows about others, about the bars, about the walls
No drama sufocado em cada rosto
In the suffocated drama on every face
A lama de não ser o que se quis
The mud of not being what one wished
A chama quase morta de um sol posto
The almost dead flame of a setting sun
A dama de um passado mais feliz
The lady of a happier past
De tomara-que-cais surge a crooner do norte
From a 'what if' comes the crooner from the north
Nem aplausos, nem vaias: um silêncio de morte
Neither applause nor boos: a silence of death
Ah, quem sabe de si nesses bares escuros
Ah, who knows oneself in these dark bars
Quem sabe dos outros
Who knows about others
Das grades, dos muros
About bars, about walls
Das grades, dos muros
About bars, about walls
Um cuba-libre treme na mão fria
A cuba-libre trembles in a cold hand
Ao triste strip-tease da agonia
To the sad strip-tease of agony
De cada um que deixa o cabaré
From each one who leaves the cabaret
Lá fora a luz do dia fere os olhos
Out there, the daylight hurts the eyes
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Key vocabulary
- porta
- doorA1
- lentas
- slow
- luzes
- lights
- mão
- handA2
- olhos
- eyesA2
- outros
- othersA2
- passado
- pastA2
- posto
- positionA2
- quase
- almostA2
- rosto
- faceA2
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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.