Elis Regina
Tiro Ao Álvaro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- MPB, Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:43
De tanto levar frechada do teu olhar
From so many darts shot by your gaze
De tanto levar frechada do teu olhar
From so many darts shot by your gaze
Meu peito até parece sabe o quê?
My heart even seems to know, you know what?
Táubua de tiro ao Álvaro
A target of shooting to Álvaro
Não tem mais onde furar
There's no more place to pierce
Não tem mais
There's no more
De tanto levar frechada do teu olhar
From so many darts shot by your gaze
Meu peito até parece sabe o quê?
My heart even seems to know, you know what?
Táubua de tiro ao Álvaro
A target of shooting to Álvaro
Não tem mais onde furar
There's no more place to pierce
Teu olhar mata mais do que bala de carabina
Your gaze kills more than a carbine bullet
Que veneno estriquinina
What poison, strychnine
Que peixeira de baiano
Than a bayonet from Bahia
Teu olhar, mata mais que atropelamento de automóver
Your gaze kills more than being run over by a car
Mata mais que bala de revórver
Kills more than a revolver bullet
De tanto levar frechada do teu olhar
From so many arrows from your gaze
Meu peito até parece sabe o quê?
My heart feels like, you know what?
Táubua de tiro ao Álvaro
A target for shooting at Álvaro
Não tem mais onde furar
There's nowhere left to pierce
Não tem mais
There's no more
De tanto levar frechada do teu olhar
From taking so many darts from your gaze
Meu peito até parece sabe o quê?
My heart even seems to know what?
Táubua de tiro ao Álvaro
A target board for Álvaro's shots
Não tem mais onde furar
There's no more room to pierce
Teu olhar mata mais do que bala de carabina
Your gaze kills more than a carbine bullet
Que veneno estriquinina
What strychnine poison
Que peixeira de baiano
Like a machete from Bahia
Teu olhar, mata mais que atropelamento de automóver
Your gaze kills more than a vehicle crash
Mata mais que bala de revórver
Kills more than a revolver bullet
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Key vocabulary
- tanto
- so muchA2
- levar
- carryA2
- frechada
- frenched?
- olhar
- lookA2
- peito
- chestA2
- parece
- seems
- sabe
- knows
- quê
- whatA1
- táubua
- —
- tiro
- shotA2
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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.