Elis Regina
Podes voltar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:33
Deixa passar a incerteza que te afasta de mim
Let the uncertainty that keeps you away from me pass by
Quero pensar que ainda me queres como ontem
I want to believe that you still want me like yesterday
E assim, quero guardar esta ilusão
And so, I want to hold onto this illusion
Adormecer e contigo sonhar
To fall asleep and dream with you
Se tu soubesses que torturas em minh'alma senti
If you only knew the torments I've felt in my soul
Noites inteiras a pensar que havia outra qualquer
Nights spent thinking there was someone else
Mas mesmo assim, haja o que houver
But even so, come what may
Podes voltar outra vez para mim
You can come back to me again
Se tu soubesses que torturas em minh'alma senti
If you only knew the torments I've felt in my soul
Noites inteiras a pensar que havia outra qualquer
Nights spent thinking there was someone else
Mas mesmo assim, haja o que houver
But even so, come what may
Podes voltar outra vez para mim
You can come back to me again
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Key vocabulary
- deixa
- leaveA2
- passar
- passB1
- incerteza
- uncertaintyB2
- afasta
- move away
- quero
- want
- pensar
- thinkA2
- ainda
- stillA1
- queres
- want
- ontem
- yesterdayA1
- assim
- thusA1
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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.