Elis Regina
Poema lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:18
Poema é noite cheia de armagura
Poem is a night full of bitterness
Poema é a luz que brilha lá no céu
Poem is the light that shines up in the sky
Poema é ter saudade de alguém
Poem is missing someone dear
Que a gente quer e que não vem
That we want and yet does not come
Poema é um cantar de um passarinho
Poem is the song of a little bird
Que vive ao léu perdeu seu ninho
That drifts and has lost its nest
É a esperança de um encontrar
It's the hope of a reunion
Poema é a solidão da madrugada
Poem is the solitude of dawn
Um ébrio triste na calçada
A sad drunk on the sidewalk
Querendo a lua namorar
Longing to woo the moon
Poema é um cantar de um passarinho
A poem is a song of a little bird
Que vive ao léu perdeu seu ninho
That lives adrift, lost its nest
É a esperança de um encontrar
It's the hope of a reunion
Poema é a solidão da madrugada
A poem is the solitude of dawn
Um ébrio triste na calçada
A sad drunk on the sidewalk
Querendo a lua namorar
Yearning to court the moon
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Key vocabulary
- poema
- poemA1
- noite
- nightA1
- cheia
- fullA2
- armagura
- bitterness
- luz
- lightB2
- brilha
- shines
- céu
- skyA2
- saudade
- longingB1
- alguém
- someoneA2
- gente
- peopleA1
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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.