Elis Regina
Corcovado lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:58
Um cantinho e um violão
A little corner and a guitar
Esse amor, uma canção
This love, a song
Pra fazer feliz
To bring happiness
A quem se ama
To those who are loved
Muita calma pra pensar
Lots of calm to think
E ter tempo pra sonhar
And time to dream
Da janela vê-se
From the window one can see
O Corcovado redentor
The redeeming Corcovado
Que lindo
How beautiful
Quero a vida sempre assim
I want life to always be like this
Com você perto de mim
With you close to me
Até o apagar
Until the fading
Da velha chama
Of the old flame
E eu que era triste
And I who was sad
Descrente deste mundo
Disbelieving in this world
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
Upon finding you I discovered
O que é felicidade
What happiness is
Meu amor
My love
Quero a vida sempre assim
I want life to always be like this
Com você perto de mim
With you close to me
Até o apagar
Until the extinguishing
Da velha chama
Of the old flame
E eu que era triste
And I who was sad
Descrente deste mundo
Disbelieving in this world
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
Upon finding you, I discovered
O que é felicidade
What happiness is
Meu amor
My love
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Key vocabulary
- velha
- oldA2
- violão
- guitarA2
- cantinho
- corner
- amor
- loveB2
- canção
- songA2
- fazer
- doB2
- feliz
- happyA2
- ama
- loves
- muita
- manyA2
- calma
- calmA2
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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.