Elis Regina
Madalena lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:38
E Madalena
And Madalena
O meu peito percebeu
My heart realized
Que o mar é uma gota
That the sea is just a drop
Comparado ao pranto meu
Compared to my tears
Fique Certo
Be Certain
Quando o nosso amor desperta
When our love awakens
Logo o sol se desespera
The sun soon gets desperate
E se esconde lá na serra
And hides away in the mountains
E Madalena
And Madalena
O que é meu não se divide
What is mine cannot be shared
Nem tão pouco se admite
Not even a little it's allowed
Quem do nosso amor duvide
Anyone who doubts our love
Até a lua
Even the moon
Se arrisca num palpite
Takes a chance on a guess
Que o nosso amor existe
That our love exists
Forte ou fraco
Strong or weak
Alegre ou triste
Joyful or sad
Madalena
Madalena
O meu peito percebeu
My heart understood
Que o mar é uma gota
That the sea is just a drop
Comparado ao pranto meu
Compared to my weeping
Certo
Right
Quando o nosso amor desperta
When our love awakens
Logo o sol se desespera
Soon the sun grows desperate
E se esconde lá na serra
And hides away in the mountains
E Madalena
And Madalena
O que é meu não se divide
What is mine cannot be divided
Nem tão pouco se admite
Nor is it ever allowed
Quem do nosso amor duvide
Whoever doubts our love
Até a lua
Even the moon
Se arrisca num palpite
Take a chance on a guess
Que o nosso amor existe
That our love exists
Forte ou fraco
Strong or weak
Alegre ou triste
Joyful or sad
Madalena
Madalena
Madalena
Madalena
Madalena
Madalena
Madalele
Madalele
E Madalena
And Madalena
E Madalena
And Madalena
E Madale
Oh Madale
Le le le le
La la la la
Le le le le
La la la la
Le le Madale le
La la Madale la
Ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma Madale
Ma ma ma Madale
Ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma ma
Ma ma ma ma
Ma Madale
Ma Madale
Ma
Ma
Ma Mada
My Mother
Ma Madale
My Mother
Madale le le le le le
Mother oh oh oh oh oh
Ma
My
Ma Mada
My Mother
Ma Madale
My Mother
Madale le le le le lena
Mother oh oh oh oh oh
Ma
My
Ma Mada (hey)
My Mother (hey)
Ma Madale (hey)
My Mother (hey)
Madale le le lena
Madale le le lena
Ma (hey)
Ma (hey)
Ma Mada (hey)
Ma Mada (hey)
Ma Madale (hey)
Ma Madale (hey)
Ma Madale le le le lena
Ma Madale le le le lena
Ma
Ma
Mada
Mada
Madale
Madale
Madale le lena
Madale le lena
Ma
Ma
Mada
Mada
Madale
Madale
Ó Madale le le le lena
Oh Madale le le le lena
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Key vocabulary
- madalena
- Magdalene
- peito
- chestA2
- percebeu
- noticedA2
- mar
- seaA1
- gota
- dropA2
- comparado
- compared
- pranto
- tears
- fique
- stay
- certo
- rightA2
- amor
- loveB2
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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.