Elis Regina
O barquinho lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:06
Dia de luz, festa de sol
Day of light, festival of the sun
E o barquinho a deslizar no macio azul do mar
And the little boat glides on the soft blue of the sea
Tudo é verão, o amor se faz
Everything is summer, love comes alive
Num barquinho pelo mar desliza sem parar
In a little boat, it glides over the sea without stopping
Sem intenção, nossa canção
Unintended, our song
Vai saindo desse mar e o sol
Is coming out of this sea and the sun
Beija o barco e luz
Kisses the boat and shines
Dias tão azuis
Days so blue
Beija o barco e luz
Kisses the boat and shines
Dias tão azuis
Days so blue
Volta do mar, desmaia o sol
Return of the sea, the sun faints
E o barquinho a deslizar, vontade é de cantar
And the little boat glides, the urge is to sing
Céu tão azul, ilhas do sul
Sky so blue, islands of the south
O barquinho é o coração é na canção
The little boat is the heart, it's in the song
Tudo isso é paz, tudo isso traz
All of this is peace, all of this brings
Calma de verão e então
Summer's calm and then
O barquinho vai
The little boat goes
A tardinha cai
The evening falls
O barquinho vai
The little boat goes
A tardinha cai
The evening falls
O barquinho vai
The little boat goes
Lá se vai mais um dia assim
Another day is passing just like this
É a vontade que não tenha fim esse sol...
It’s the wish that this sun never ends...
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- luz
- lightA1
- festa
- partyA2
- sol
- sunA1
- barquinho
- little boat
- deslizar
- slide
- macio
- softB1
- azul
- blueA2
- mar
- seaA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
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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.