Elis Regina
Dois pra lá, dois pra cá lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:27
Quem quiser cantar, pode cantar
Whoever wants to sing, can sing
A gente não fica chateado
We won't get upset
Sentindo o frio
Feeling the chill
Em minha alma
In my soul
Te convidei pra dançar
I invited you to dance
A tua voz me acalmava
Your voice calmed me down
São dois pra lá
Two that way
Dois pra cá
Two this way
Meu coração traiçoeiro
My treacherous heart
Batia mais que o bongô
Beat louder than the bongô
Tremia mais que as maracas
I trembled more than the maracas
Descompassado de amor
Out of sync with love
Minha cabeça rodando
My head spinning
Rodava mais que os casais
Spun more than the couples
O teu perfume gardênia
Your gardenia scent
E não me perguntes mais
And don't ask me anymore
A tua mão no pescoço
Your hand on my neck
As tuas costas macias
Your soft back
Por quanto tempo rondaram
For how long they haunted
As minhas noites vazias
My empty nights
No dedo um falso brilhante
On my finger, a fake gem
Brincos iguais ao colar
Earrings just like the necklace
E a ponta de um torturante
And the tip of a torturous
Band-Aid no calcanhar
Band-Aid on my heel
Eu hoje, me embriagando
Today, I'm getting drunk
De whisky com guaraná
On whisky with guarana
Ouvi tua voz murmurando
I heard your voice whispering
São dois pra lá
Two that way
Dois pra cá
Two this way
No dedo um falso brilhante
On my finger, a fake gem
Brincos iguais ao colar
Earrings matching the necklace
E a ponta de um torturante
And the tip of a torturous
Band-Aid no calcanhar
Band-Aid on the heel
Eu hoje, se embriagando
Today, I’m getting drunk
De whisky com guaraná
On whisky with guaraná
Ouvi tua voz murmurando
I heard your voice murmuring
São dois pra lá
Two that way
Dois pra cá
Two this way
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión
You left behind the illusion
Que había en mi corazón por ti
That was in my heart for you
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión
You left the illusion behind
Que había en mi corazón por ti
That was in my heart for you
Dejaste abandonada la ilusión
You left the illusion behind
Que había en mi corazón por ti
That was in my heart for you
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Key vocabulary
- gente
- peopleA1
- mais
- moreA1
- noites
- nightsA1
- quanto
- how muchA1
- tempo
- timeA1
- voz
- voiceA1
- quiser
- want
- cantar
- singA1
- fica
- stay
- chateado
- annoyedA2
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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.