Elis Regina
Wave lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:09
Vou te contar, os olhos já não podem ver
I'll tell you, the eyes can no longer see
Coisas que só o coração pode entender
Things that only the heart can understand
Fundamental é mesmo o amor
Fundamental is truly love
É impossível ser feliz sozinho
It's impossible to be happy alone
O resto é mar, é tudo que eu nem sei contar
The rest is the sea, it's everything I can't even count
São coisas lindas que eu tenho pra te dar
They're beautiful things that I have to give you
Fundamental é mesmo o amor
Fundamental is truly love
É impossível ser feliz sozinho
It's impossible to be happy alone
Da primeira vez era a cidade
The first time was the city
Da segunda, o cais e a eternidade
The second, the dock and eternity
Agora eu já sei da onda que se ergueu no mar
Now I already know about the wave that rose in the sea
E das estrelas que esquecemos de contar
And the stars we forgot to count
O amor se deixa surpreender
Love lets itself be surprised
Enquanto a noite vem nos envolver
While the night comes to wrap us up
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Key vocabulary
- vou
- go
- contar
- countA2
- olhos
- eyesA2
- já
- alreadyA1
- podem
- canA2
- ver
- seeA1
- coisas
- thingsA1
- só
- only
- coração
- heartB1
- pode
- canA2
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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.