Elis Regina
O compositor me disse lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:52
O compositor me disse
The composer told me
Que eu cantasse distraidamente essa canção
To sing this song distractedly
Que eu cantasse como se o vento
To sing as if the wind
Soprasse pela boca vindo do pulmão
Were blowing from my lungs through my mouth
E que eu ficasse ao lado pra escutar o vento
And that I would stay close to listen to the wind
Jogando as palavras pelo ar
Scattering the words in the air
O compositor me disse
The composer told me
Que eu cantasse ligada no vento
To sing connected to the wind
Sem ligar pras coisas que ele quis dizer
Without caring about the things he wanted to say
Que eu não pensasse em mim nem em você
Not to think of myself or of you
Que eu cantasse distraidamente
That I sang carelessly
Como bate o coração
As the heart beats
E que eu parasse aqui
And that I stop here
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Key vocabulary
- compositor
- composer
- disse
- said
- cantasse
- sang (subjunctive)
- distraidamente
- distractedly
- canção
- songA2
- vento
- windA2
- soprasse
- blew (subjunctive)
- boca
- mouthA1
- vindo
- comingA1
- pulmão
- lungB1
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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.