Elza Soares
Avenida Iluminada lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Samba, MPB
- Length
- 1:50
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiála, laiála, laiá
Laiála, laiála, laiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Eu vinha pela madrugada
I was coming in the early dawn
Pela avenida toda iluminada
Down the brightly lit avenue
Amanhã os blocos vão passar
Tomorrow the blocks will parade
E o meu amor vai desfilar
And my love will strut on by
Só vendo meu amor sorrindo
Just seeing my love smile
Ganhando aplausos da multidão
Receiving applause from the crowd
Sem saber que estão rolando
Without knowing they're flowing
As lágrimas no meu coração
The tears in my heart
Sem saber que estão rolando
Without knowing they're flowing
As lágrimas no meu coração
The tears in my heart
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiála, laiála, laiá
Laiála, laiála, laiá
Lalaiá
Lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiá, lalaiá
Laiála
Laiála
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Key vocabulary
- laiála
- la-la
- vinha
- vineyardB1
- madrugada
- dawnB1
- avenida
- avenueA1
- toda
- allA2
- iluminada
- illuminated
- amanhã
- tomorrowA1
- blocos
- blocksA2
- vão
- emptiness
- passar
- passA2
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About this song
Elza Soares was a Brazilian samba singer with a distinctive, improvising vocal style. She became internationally known for popularizing samba with scat influences and for a career spanning influential albums and critically acclaimed later recordings.