Gilberto Gil
Morena lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:28
Rosa morena
Brown rose
Onde vais morena rosa?
Where are you going, brown rose?
Com essa rosa no cabelo
With that rose in your hair
E esse andar de moça prosa
And that charming girl-like walk
Morena, morena rosa
Brown, brown rose
Ô rosa morena
Oh brown rose
Onde vais morena rosa?
Where are you going, brown rose?
Com essa rosa no cabelo
With that rose in your hair
E esse andar de moça prosa
And that charming girl-like walk
Morena, morena rosa
Brown, brown rose
Rosa morena o samba está esperando
Brown rose, the samba is waiting
Esperando pra te ver
Waiting to see you
Deixa de lado esta coisa de dengosa
Drop this coyness aside
Anda rosa, vem me ver
Come on, rose, come see me
Deixa de lado esta pose
Forget this pose
Vem pro samba, vem sambar
Come to the samba, come to dance
Que o pessoal tá cansado de esperar
Because the crowd is tired of waiting
Ô rosa
Oh rose
Que o pessoal tá cansado de esperar
Because the crowd is tired of waiting
Morena rosa
Brown rose
Que o pessoal tá cansado de esperar
Because people are tired of waiting
Viu rosa
Saw a rose
Que o pessoal tá cansado de esperar
Because people are tired of waiting
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Key vocabulary
- rosa
- roseA2
- morena
- brunette
- vais
- you go
- cabelo
- hairA1
- andar
- walkA1
- moça
- girl
- prosa
- proseB2
- esperando
- waiting
- ver
- seeA1
- deixa
- leaveA2
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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.