Gilberto Gil
Iansã lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 11:53
Senhora das nuvens de chumbo
Lady of the lead clouds
Senhora do mundo
Lady of the world
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Senhora das chuvas de junho
Lady of the June rains
Senhora de tudo
Lady of everything
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Eu sou um céu
I am a sky
Para as suas tempestades
For your storms
Um céu partido ao meio no meio da tarde
A sky split in two in the middle of the afternoon
Eu sou um céu
I am a sky
Para as tuas tempestades
For your storms
Iansã
Iansã
Deusa pagã dos relâmpagos
Pagan goddess of the lightning
Das chuvas de todo ano
From the rains of every year
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Tempo bom
Good times
Tempo ruim
Bad times
Iansã!
Iansã!
Iansã
Iansã
Senhora das nuvens de chumbo
Lady of lead-gray clouds
Senhora do mundo
Lady of the world
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the lightning
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the lightning
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the lightning
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Senhora das chuvas de junho
Lady of the June rains
Senhora de tudo
Lady of everything
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the rays
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Eu sou um céu
I am a sky
Para as suas tempestades
For your storms
Um céu partido ao meio no meio da tarde
A sky split in two in the middle of the afternoon
Eu sou um céu
I am a sky
Para as tuas tempestades
For your storms
Iansã
Iansã
Deusa pagã dos relâmpagos
Pagan goddess of the lightning
Das chuvas de todo ano
Of the rains throughout the year
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the thunderbolts
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the thunderbolts
Rainha dos raios
Queen of the thunderbolts
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
Iansã
Iansã
Iansã
Iansã
Iansã sã-sã-sã-sã-sã
Iansã sã-sã-sã-sã-sã
Tempo bom, tempo ruim
Good times, bad times
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Key vocabulary
- senhora
- womanA1
- nuvens
- clouds
- chumbo
- leadB1
- mundo
- worldA2
- dentro
- insideA1
- rainha
- queenA2
- raios
- raysA2
- tempo
- timeA1
- bom
- goodA1
- ruim
- badA2
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About this song
Gilberto Gil was a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter associated with Tropicália and other innovative trends in Brazilian music. He is known for expanding Brazilian musical language through late-1960s and 1970s recordings and for combining an active political career, including serving as Brazil’s minister of culture, with ongoing work as a recording artist.