Elis Regina
Giro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:16
Hoje a cidade inteira se enfeitou
Today the whole city dressed up
Coberta de alegria a noite serenou
Covered in joy, the night calmed down
Da casa grande à praça e chafariz
From the big house to the square and fountain
Da rua principal à porta da matriz
From the main street to the church door
Tem lua acesa clareando o chão
There's a bright moon lighting up the ground
Tem moça pra dançar de saia de algodão
There's a girl to dance in her cotton skirt
Tem violeiro violando o amor
There's a guitarist strumming love
Contando em verso a paz
Telling in verses about peace
Desponta um cantador
A singer rises up
De ponta a ponta bandas e cordões
From end to end, bands and strings
E a lua tonta gira os corações
And the dizzy moon spins the hearts
No giro dança quem quer se alegrar
In the whirl, dance those who want to rejoice
Velho ou criança, vem que tem lugar
Old or young, come on in, there's room
Sobe o foguete acarinhando o céu
Up goes the rocket, caressing the sky
E a rua floresceu bandeira de papel
And the street blossomed, a paper flag
E vida em festa no giro girou
And life in the celebration spun around
Tristeza adormeceu e a noite serenou
Sadness fell asleep and the night calmed down
Tristeza adormeceu e a noite serenou
Sadness fell asleep and the night calmed down
Tristeza adormeceu e a noite serenou
Sadness fell asleep and the night calmed down
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Key vocabulary
- hoje
- todayA1
- cidade
- cityA1
- inteira
- whole
- enfeitou
- decorated
- coberta
- cover
- principal
- mainA2
- tonta
- sillyA2
- vem
- comeA1
- alegria
- joy
- noite
- nightA1
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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.