
Elis Regina
Vera Cruz lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:34
Hoje fui que a perdi mas onde, já nem sei
Today I lost her, but where, I no longer know
Me levo para o mar, em Vera me larguei
She carries me to the sea, in Vera I let go
E deito nesta dor, meu corpo sem lugar
And I lie in this pain, my body without a place
Ah, quisera esquecer
Ah, I wish I could forget
A moça que se foi de nossa Vera Cruz
The girl who left from our Vera Cruz
E o pranto que ficou do Norte que sonhei
And the tears that remained from the North that I dreamed
Das coisas de um lugar
From the things of a place
Nos rios me larguei, correndo sem parar
In the rivers I let go, running endlessly
Buscava Vera Cruz nos campos e no mar
I searched for Vera Cruz in the fields and the sea
Mas ela se soltou, no longe se perdeu
But she slipped away, lost in the distance
Quero em outra mansidão um dia ancorar
I want to anchor one day in another calmness
E ao vento me esquecer
And forget myself to the wind
Que ao vento me amarrei e nele vou partir
For to the wind I tied myself and in it I will depart
Atrás de Vera Cruz
In search of Vera Cruz
Ah, quisera encontrar
Ah, I wish to find
A moça que se foi do mar de Vera Cruz
The girl who left from the sea of Vera Cruz
E o pranto que ficou do Norte que perdi
And the tears that remained from the North that I lost
Das coisas de um olhar
Of the things in a gaze
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Key vocabulary
- hoje
- todayA1
- perdi
- lost
- já
- alreadyA1
- sei
- know
- levo
- carry
- mar
- seaA1
- vera
- true
- larguei
- I let go
- deito
- bed
- dor
- painA1
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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.