Elis Regina
Pois é lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:45
Pois é
Well, yeah
Fica o dito e redito por não dito
It's said and repeated as if it weren't said
E é difícil dizer que ainda é bonito
And it's hard to say it’s still beautiful
Cantar o que me restou de ti
To sing what's left of you in me
Daí
From there
Nosso mais-que-perfeito está desfeito
Our more-than-perfect has unraveled
E o que me parecia tão direito
And what seemed so right to me
Caiu desse jeito sem perdão
Fell this way without mercy
Então
So
Disfarçar minha dor já não consigo
I can no longer hide my pain
Dizer que nós somos bons amigos
To say that we are good friends
É muita mentira para mim
Is too much of a lie for me
Enfim
Anyway
Hoje, na solidão ainda custo
Today, in solitude, I still struggle
A entender como o amor foi tão injusto
To understand how love was so unfair
Pra quem só lhe foi dedicação
For someone who only offered dedication
Pois é, e então
Well, and then
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Key vocabulary
- fica
- stay
- dito
- saidA2
- redito
- income
- difícil
- difficultA2
- dizer
- sayA1
- ainda
- stillA1
- bonito
- prettyA2
- cantar
- singA1
- restou
- remainedB2
- daí
- then
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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.