Elis Regina
Samba feito para mim lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1961
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:48
Pedi pra fazerem samba um pra mim
I asked them to play a samba just for me
Pra desabafar meu coração
To unburden my heart
Tenho tanta coisa pra dizer de mim
I have so much to say about myself
Como eu gostaria de falar numa canção
How I wish I could speak in a song
Sei que o mundo é mau
I know the world is cruel
Jamais vai entender
It will never understand
Que este samba vive de um sofrer
That this samba lives from pain
O dele é meu, nasceu assim
His is mine, it was born this way
Era preciso fazerem um samba pra mim
It was necessary for them to make a samba for me
Ele é meu, nasceu assim
He is mine, it was born this way
Era preciso fazerem um samba pra mim
It was necessary to make a samba for me
Então pedi pra fazerem um samba assim
So I asked them to create a samba like this
E este samba foi feito todinho pra mim
And this samba was made entirely for me
Sei que o mundo é mau
I know the world is cruel
Jamais vai entender
It will never understand
Que este samba vive de um sofrer
That this samba thrives on suffering
O dele é meu, nasceu assim
His is mine, it was born like this
Era preciso fazerem um samba pra mim
It was necessary to make a samba for me
Amei alguém, fui só de alguém
I loved someone, I was just for someone
O mundo não procurou compreender
The world did not seek to understand
Então pedi pra fazerem um samba assim
So I asked them to create a samba like this
E este samba foi feito todinho pra mim
And this samba was made entirely for me
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Key vocabulary
- pedi
- asked
- fazerem
- do
- desabafar
- vent
- coração
- heartB1
- tanta
- so muchA2
- coisa
- thingA1
- dizer
- sayA1
- gostaria
- would like
- falar
- speakA1
- canção
- songA2
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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.