Elis Regina
Ela lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:51
Ela sente a solidão do oitavo andar
She feels the loneliness of the eighth floor
Todo dia à hora triste do jantar
Every day at the sad hour of dinner
Só um copo, só um prato
Just one glass, just one plate
E ao lado um só talher
And beside it, just one fork
Tudo é um em seu pequeno mundo
Everything is one in her small world
De mulher
Of a woman
Surge a esperança na vida
Hope arises in life
Ela que dança e convida alguém
She who dances and invites someone
Ao elevador do oitavo andar
To the elevator of the eighth floor
Pro primeiro amor do oitavo andar
For the first love of the eighth floor
Ela e o ele qualquer
She and any guy
Ela o duela o lado do amor
She faces the love side
Com ele qualquer
With any guy
Desce e se esquece no elevador
Down she goes and forgets in the elevator
Com ele qualquer
With any guy
Ela lembra a vida do interior
She remembers life from the countryside
Ela na varanda espera seus irmãos
She waits for her brothers on the balcony
Mesa posta, luz de velas, canções
Table set, candlelight, songs
Ela brinca de princesa, e vem o carnaval
She plays at being a princess, and here comes the carnival
Passa a Páscoa em paz consigo no quintal
Spends Easter in peace with herself in the backyard
Os dias frios de junho
The cold days of June
As rendas brancas nos punhos, balões
The white lace on the cuffs, balloons
E num dia no teatro do local
And on a day at the local theater
Ela é a virgem no presépio de Natal
She is the virgin in the Nativity scene
Ela e um dia qualquer
She and any random day
É na varanda, Páscoa, Natal
It’s on the balcony, Easter, Christmas
Com um ele qualquer
With some random guy
Ela o duela o pranto do amor
She duels the tears of love
Sozinha outra vez
All alone once more
No oitavo andar onde tudo é um
On the eighth floor where everything is one
No oitavo andar onde tudo é um
On the eighth floor where everything is one
No oitavo andar onde tudo é
On the eighth floor where everything is
É na varanda, Páscoa, Natal
It's on the balcony, Easter, Christmas
No oitavo andar onde tudo é um
On the eighth floor where everything is one
Ela o duela o pranto do amor
She contests the tears of love
No oitavo andar onde tudo é um
On the eighth floor where everything is one
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
No oitavo andar
On the eighth floor
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Key vocabulary
- espera
- waitA2
- esperança
- hopeA2
- esquece
- forgetA2
- hora
- hourA2
- irmãos
- brothersA2
- lembra
- rememberA2
- mundo
- worldA2
- oitavo
- eighthA2
- páscoa
- EasterA2
- passa
- passesA2
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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.