Elis Regina
Formiguinha triste lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1963
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:24
Era uma vez uma triste formiguinha
Once upon a time there was a sad little ant
Que vivia tão sozinha tocando seu violão
Who lived all alone playing her guitar
Tão simplesinha era sua morada
So simple was her little home
Mas se existia lugar pra mais alguém
But if there was room for someone else
Mas certo dia como diz a lenda
But one day, as the legend goes
Tudo lá no quintal se iluminou
Everything in the yard lit up
Formiguinha encontrou outra
The little ant found another one
Inverno sozinha não passou
She didn't spend the winter alone
Era uma vez uma formiguinha triste
Once upon a time there was a sad little ant
Era uma vez...
Once upon a time...
Era uma vez uma triste formiguinha
Once upon a time there was a sad little ant
Que vivia tão sozinha tocando seu violão
Who lived all alone playing her guitar
Tão simplesinha era sua morada, coitada
So simple was her home, poor thing
Mas se existia lugar pra mais alguém
But if there was room for someone else
Mas certo dia como diz a lenda
One day, as the legend goes
Tudo lá no quintal se iluminou
Everything in the yard lit up
Formiguinha encontrou outra
The little ant found another
Inverno sozinha não passou
She didn't spend the winter all alone
Era uma vez uma formiguinha triste
Once upon a time there was a sad little ant
Era uma vez...
Once upon a time...
Key vocabulary
- vez
- turnB1
- triste
- sadA2
- formiguinha
- little ant
- vivia
- lived
- tão
- so
- sozinha
- alone
- tocando
- playing
- simplesinha
- simple
- violão
- guitarA2
- morada
- residenceA1
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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.