Elis Regina
Ponta de areia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:57
Ponta de areia, ponto final
Tip of sand, a full stop
Da Bahia a Minas, estrada natural
From Bahia to Minas, a natural path
Que ligava Minas ao porto, ao mar
That connected Minas to the port, to the sea
Caminho de ferro mandaram arrancar
The train tracks were ordered to be torn up
Velho maquinista com seu boné
Old conductor with his cap
Lembra o povo alegre que vinha cortejar
Remembers the happy people who came to court
Maria-fumaça não canta mais
Steam engine no longer sings
Para moças, flores, janelas e quintais
For maidens, flowers, windows, and yards
Na praça vazia, um grito, um ai
In the empty square, a scream, a sigh
Casas esquecidas, viúvas nos portais
Forgotten houses, widows at the doorways
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Key vocabulary
- ponta
- tip
- areia
- sand
- ponto
- pointC1
- minas
- minesA2
- estrada
- roadA2
- ligava
- was calling
- porto
- harborA2
- mar
- seaA1
- caminho
- pathA2
- ferro
- ironB1
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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.