Elis Regina
Vida de bailarina lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:25
Quem descerrar a cortina
Whoever draws back the curtain
Da vida da bailarina
Of the dancer's life
Há de ver cheio de horror
Will see filled with horror
Que no fundo do seu peito
That deep in her chest
Abriga um sonho desfeito
Lies a shattered dream
Ou a desgraça de um amor
Or the misfortune of a love
Os que compram o desejo
Those who buy desire
Pagando amor a varejo
Paying for love by the piece
Vão falando sem saber
Keep speaking without knowing
Que ela é forçada a enganar
That she is forced to deceive
Não vivendo pra dançar
Not living to dance
Mas dançando pra viver
But dancing to live
Que ela é forçada a enganar
That she's forced to deceive
Não vivendo pra dançar
Not living to dance
Mas dançando pra viver
But dancing to live
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Key vocabulary
- saber
- knowA2
- sonho
- dreamA2
- descerrar
- unseal
- cortina
- curtainB1
- vida
- lifeB1
- bailarina
- dancerB1
- há
- there is
- ver
- seeA1
- cheio
- fullA2
- fundo
- bottomB2
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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.