Elis Regina
Zazueira lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:42
Ela vem chegando (Ela vem chegando)
She comes approaching (She comes approaching)
E feliz vou esperando (E feliz vou esperando)
And happily I wait (And happily I wait)
A espera é difícil (A espera é difícil)
The wait is tough (The wait is tough)
Mas eu espero, sambando (Eu espero, sambando)
But I wait, dancing (I wait, dancing)
Menina bonita com céu azul
Pretty girl with a blue sky
Ela é uma beleza
She is a beauty
Menina bonita, você é demais
Pretty girl, you are something else
Alegria da minha tristeza
Joy of my sadness
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Ela vem chegando (Ela vem chegando)
She’s coming closer (She’s coming closer)
E feliz vou esperando (E feliz vou esperando)
And happily I’ll wait (And happily I’ll wait)
A espera é difícil (A espera é difícil)
The waiting is hard (The waiting is hard)
Mas eu espero, sambando (Eu espero, sambando)
But I wait, dancing samba (I wait, dancing samba)
Uma flor é uma rosa
A flower is a rose
Uma rosa é uma flor
A rose is a flower
É o amor essa menina
It’s love, this girl
Essa menina é o meu amor
This girl is my love
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Key vocabulary
- vem
- comeA1
- chegando
- arriving
- feliz
- happyA2
- vou
- go
- esperando
- waiting
- espera
- waitA2
- difícil
- difficultA2
- espero
- hope
- sambando
- sambaing
- menina
- girlA1
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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.