
Elis Regina
Vou deitar e rolar (Quaquaraquaquá) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1988
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:25
Não venha querer se consolar
Don't come looking for comfort
Que agora não dá mais pé
Because now it just won't work
Nem nunca mais vai dar
And it will never work again
Também, quem mandou se levantar?
Well, who told you to stand up?
Quem levantou pra sair perde o lugar
Who stands up to leave loses their place
E agora, cadê teu novo amor?
And now, where's your new love?
Cadê que ele nunca funcionou
Where is he, he never worked out
Cadê que ele nada resolveu
Where is he, he solved nothing
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
'Inda sou mais eu
I'm even more me
Você já entrou na de voltar
You've already gotten into the idea of coming back
Agora fica na tua que é melhor ficar
Now it's better for you to stay to yourself
Porque vai ser fogo me aturar
Because it's gonna be fire to put up with me
Quem cai na chuva só tem que se molhar
Who falls in the rain just has to get wet
E agora cadê, cadê você?
And now where are you, where are you?
Cadê que eu não vejo mais, cadê?
Where are you that I don't see anymore, where?
Pois é, quem te viu e quem te vê
Well, who saw you and who sees you now
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
Todo mundo se admira
Everyone's amazed
Da mancada que a Terezinha deu
At the blunder that Terezinha made
Que deu na pira e ficou sem nada ter de seu
She got caught in the fire and ended up with nothing of her own
Ela não quis fazer fé
She didn't want to believe
Na virada da maré, breque
In the turning of the tide, stop
Mas que malandro sou eu
But what a clever guy am I
Pra ficar dando colher de chá
To keep spoon-feeding
Se eu não tiver colher
If I don't have a spoon
Vou deitar e rolar
I'll just lay down and roll
Você já entrou na de voltar
You've already tried to come back
Agora fica na tua que é melhor ficar
Now it's better for you to stay out of it
Porque vai ser fogo me aturar
Because it's going to be hell to put up with me
Quem cai na chuva só tem que se molhar
Whoever falls in the rain only has to get wet
E agora cadê, cadê você?
And now where are you, where are you?
Cadê que eu não vejo mais, cadê?
Where have you gone, I can't see you anymore, where?
Pois é, quem te viu e quem te vê
Well, who saw you and who sees you now
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quaquaraquaquá, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quaquaraquaquá, it was me
O vento que venta aqui
The wind that blows here
É o mesmo que venta lá
Is the same that blows there
E volta pro mandingueiro
And returns to the sorcerer
A mandinga de quem mandingá
The spell of the one who cast the spell
O vento que venta aqui
The wind that blows here
É o mesmo que venta lá
Is the same that blows there
E volta pro mandingueiro
And returns to the trickster
A mandinga de quem mandingá
The magic of those who conjure
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quack, quack, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quack, quack, it was me
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quack, quack, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, fui eu
Quack, quack, it was me
Quaquaraquaquá, quem riu
Quack, quack, who laughed
Quaquaraquaquá, ha, ha, ha...
Quack, quack, ha, ha, ha...
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Key vocabulary
- agora
- nowA1
- aqui
- hereA1
- chuva
- rainA1
- colher
- spoonA1
- dar
- giveA1
- entrou
- enteredA1
- ficar
- stayA1
- já
- alreadyA1
- lugar
- placeA1
- mais
- moreA1
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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.