Elis Regina
Comadre lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:54
Em tudo que me acontecer
In everything that happens to me
O dedo da comadre tá
The auntie's finger is
Na corda quando escurecer
On the rope when it gets dark
Anágua da comadre tá
The auntie's petticoat is
Branco de doer
White to the point of pain
Me convidando a imaginar
Inviting me to imagine
Se o vento bater
If the wind blows
A ginga que a comadre dá
The sway that the auntie gives
A ginga da comadre tá
The sway of the auntie is
Em tudo que me acontecer
In everything that happens to me
No copo que eu me embriagar
In the cup where I get drunk
Se relampejar, se eu adoecer
If lightning strikes, if I fall ill
Se a febre aumentar
If the fever rises
A comadre vem, e vem, e vem
The midwife comes, and comes, and comes
Na palha que eu adormecer
In the straw where I fall asleep
Nas águas em que eu me lavar
In the waters where I wash myself
E na pitanga que eu morder
And in the pitanga that I bite
Na arapuca que eu armar
In the trap that I set
Onde eu me esconder
Where I hide away
Em tudo quanto eu pude olhar
In everything that I could gaze upon
No que ouvi dizer
From what I've heard
A ginga que a comadre tá
The sway that my friend has
No samba que eu me exceder
In the samba where I go all out
No doce que eu me lambuzar
In the sweetness where I get messy
Na hora que eu endoidecer
At the moment I lose my mind
Se o sangue espirrar
If the blood splatters
Se a ferida arder
If the wound burns
Se a boca chupar
If the mouth sucks
A comadre vem, e vem, e vem
My friend comes, and comes, and comes
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Key vocabulary
- dedo
- fingerA2
- morder
- biteA2
- olhar
- lookA2
- vento
- windA2
- tudo
- everythingA1
- acontecer
- happen
- comadre
- godmother
- corda
- ropeA2
- adormecer
- fall asleepA1
- águas
- watersA1
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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.