Elis Regina
Mucuripe lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:29
As velas do Mucuripe
The sails of Mucuripe
Vão sair para pescar
Are setting out to fish
Vou levar as minhas mágoas
I'll take my sorrows
Pras águas fundas do mar
To the deep waters of the sea
Hoje à noite namorar
Tonight, I'll be in love
Sem ter medo da saudade
Not fearing the longing
Sem vontade de casar
Not wanting to marry
As velas do Mucuripe
The sails of Mucuripe
Vão sair para pescar
Are setting out to fish
Vou levar as minhas mágoas
I'll take my sorrows
Pras águas fundas do mar
To the deep waters of the sea
Hoje à noite namorar
Tonight let's fall in love
Sem ter medo da saudade
Without the fear of longing
Sem vontade de casar
Without the desire to marry
Calça nova de riscado
New striped pants
Paletó de linho branco
White linen jacket
Que até o mês passado
That just last month
Lá no campo 'inda era flor
Out in the fields it was still a flower
Sob o meu chapéu quebrado
Under my broken hat
O sorriso ingênuo e franco
The innocent and sincere smile
De um rapaz novo encantado
Of a young boy enchanted
Com vinte anos de amor
With twenty years of love
Aquela estrela é dele
That star belongs to him
Vida, vento, vela leva-me daqui
Life, wind, sail take me away from here
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Key vocabulary
- mucuripe
- neighborhood
- vão
- emptiness
- sair
- leaveA1
- vou
- go
- levar
- carryA2
- mágoas
- sorrowsB2
- águas
- watersA1
- fundas
- cheesesA2
- mar
- seaA1
- hoje
- todayA1
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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.