Elis Regina
Preciso aprender a ser só lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1965
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:58
Ah, se eu te pudesse fazer entender
Ah, if I could make you understand
Sem teu amor eu não posso viver
Without your love, I can't live
Que sem nós dois o que resta sou eu
That without us both, what remains is me
Eu assim tão só
I, so all alone
E eu preciso aprender a ser só
And I need to learn to be alone
Poder dormir sem sentir teu amor
To be able to sleep without feeling your love
E ver que foi só um sonho e passou
And see it was just a dream and it's gone
Ah, o amor
Ah, love
Quando é demais ao findar leva a paz
When it's too much, at the end it takes the peace
Me entreguei sem pensar
I surrendered without thinking
Que a saudade existe e se vem
That longing exists and it comes
É tão triste ver
It's so sad to see
Meus olhos choram a falta dos teus
My eyes cry for the lack of yours
Esses teus olhos que foram tão meus
Those eyes of yours that were so mine
Por Deus entenda que assim eu não vivo
For God's sake understand that I can't live like this
Eu morro pensando no nosso amor
I die thinking of our love
Ah, o amor
Ah, love
Quando é demais ao findar leva a paz
When it becomes too much, it takes away the peace
Me entreguei sem pensar
I gave myself without thinking
Que a saudade existe e se vem
That longing exists and it comes
É tão triste ver
It's so sad to see
Meus olhos choram a falta dos teus
My eyes cry for the absence of yours
Esses teus olhos que foram tão meus
Those eyes of yours that were so mine
Por Deus, entenda que assim eu não vivo
By God, understand that I can't live like this
Eu morro pensando no nosso amor
I die thinking of our love
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Key vocabulary
- pudesse
- could
- fazer
- doB2
- entender
- understandA1
- amor
- loveB2
- viver
- liveA1
- dois
- twoA2
- resta
- remainsB2
- assim
- thusA1
- tão
- so
- só
- only
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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.