Gilberto Gil
Mar de Copacabana lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:27
Já mandei lhe entregar o mar
I've already sent to deliver the sea
Que você viu
That you saw
Que você pediu pra eu dar
That you asked me to give
Outro dia em Copacabana
Another day in Copacabana
Talvez leve uma semana pra chegar
It might take a week to arrive
Talvez entreguem amanhã de manhã
Maybe they'll deliver it tomorrow morning
Manhã bem seda tecida de sol
Morning, a fine silk woven with sun
Lençol de seda dourada
Golden silk sheet
Envolvendo a madrugada toda azul
Wrapping the entire blue dawn
Lençol de seda dourada
Golden silk sheet
Envolvendo a madrugada toda azul
Wrapping around the whole blue dawn
Quando eu fui encomendar o mar
When I went to order the sea
O anjo riu
The angel laughed
Me pediu pra aguardar
Asked me to wait
Muita gente quer Copacabana
A lot of people want Copacabana
Talvez leve uma semana pra chegar
Maybe it'll take a week to arrive
Assim que der, ele traz pra você
As soon as he can, he'll bring it to you
O mar azul com que você sonhou
The blue sea that you dreamed of
No seu caminhão que desce
In your truck that comes down
Do infinito e que abastece o nosso amor
From the infinite and fuels our love
Do seu caminhão que desce
From your truck that descends
Do infinito e que abastece o nosso amor
From the infinite that fuels our love
Se o anjo não trouxer o mar
If the angel doesn't bring the sea
Há mais de mil
There are more than a thousand
Coisas que ele pode achar
Things he might find
Tão lindas quanto Copacabana
As beautiful as Copacabana
Talvez tão bacanas que vão lhe agradar
Maybe so cool they'll please you
São tantas bijuterias de Deus
There are so many of God's trinkets
Os sonhos, todos os desejos seus
The dreams, all your desires
Um mar azul mais distante
A bluer sea more distant
E a estrela mais brilhante lá do céu
And the brightest star up there in the sky
Um mar azul mais distante
A bluer sea more distant
E a estrela mais brilhante lá do céu
And the brightest star up there in the sky
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Key vocabulary
- mandei
- sent
- entregar
- deliver
- mar
- seaA1
- viu
- saw
- pediu
- asked
- outro
- otherA2
- copacabana
- beach
- leve
- lightA2
- semana
- weekA2
- entreguem
- deliver
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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.