Elis Regina
Na batucada da vida lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:24
No dia em que eu apareci no mundo
On the day I showed up in the world
Juntou uma porcão de vagabundo da orgia
A bunch of party animals gathered for the orgy
De noite teve samba e batucada
At night there was samba and drumming
Que acabou de madrugada
That went on until dawn
Em grossa pancadaria
In a heavy brawl
Depois do meu batismo de fumaça
After my baptism of smoke
Mamei um litro e meio
I downed a liter and a half
De cachaça, bem puxados
Of cachaça, strong and bold
E fui adormecer como um despacho
And fell asleep like a cast-off
Deitadinha no capacho
Lying down on the welcome mat
Na porta dos enjeitados
At the door of the abandoned
Cresci olhando a vida sem malícia
I grew up watching life with no malice
Quando um cabo de polícia
When a police officer
Despertou meu coracão
Awoke my heart
E como eu fui pra ele muito boa
And how I was too good for him
Me soltou na rua à toa
He set me loose in the streets for no reason
Desprezada como um cão
Ignored like a dog
E hoje, que eu sou mesmo da virada
And today, I'm truly on the rise
E que eu não tenho nada, nada
And that I have nothing, nothing
Que por Deus fui esquecida
That for God I was forgotten
Irei cada vez mais me esmulambando
I'll keep falling apart more and more
Seguirei sempre cantando
I'll always keep singing
Na batucada da vida
In the rhythm of life's beat
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- apareci
- appeared
- mundo
- worldA2
- juntou
- gathered
- porcão
- portion
- noite
- nightA1
- polícia
- policeA1
- vagabundo
- vagabondB2
- orgia
- orgy
- teve
- had
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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.