Elis Regina
Saudade é recordar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:01
De que vale o que tenho?
What good is what I have?
Só tristezas pra contar
Just sadness to share
E tristeza é ter saudade
And sadness is feeling longing
Saudade é recordar
Longing is to remember
De que vale o que tenho?
What good is what I have?
Só tristezas pra contar
Just sadness to share
E tristeza é ter saudade
And sadness is feeling longing
Saudade é recordar
Longing is to remember
Tu cruzaste o meu caminho
You crossed my path
Quando eu era a própria dor
When I was the very pain
Hoje deixo o teu carinho
Today I let go of your affection
Por amor ao teu amor
For the love of your love
De que vale o que tenho?
What good is what I have?
Só tristezas pra contar
Just sadness to share
E tristeza é ter saudade
And sadness is longing
Saudade é recordar
Longing is remembering
Tu cruzaste o meu caminho
You crossed my path
Quando eu era a própria dor
When I was pure pain
Hoje deixo o teu carinho
Today I let go of your affection
Por amor ao teu amor
For the love of your love
De que vale o que tenho?
What's the worth of what I have?
Só tristezas pra contar
Just sorrows to tell
E tristeza é ter saudade
And sadness is longing
Saudade é recordar
Longing is to remember
E tristeza é ter saudade
And sadness is longing
Saudade é recordar
Longing is to remember
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Key vocabulary
- vale
- worthA2
- só
- only
- tristezas
- sorrowsB1
- contar
- countA2
- tristeza
- sadnessB1
- saudade
- longingB1
- recordar
- remember
- cruzaste
- crossed
- caminho
- pathA2
- própria
- ownA2
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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.