Gilberto Gil
Nightingale lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:54
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
I saw a comet in the sky
I saw a comet in the sky
Caught it by the tail
Caught it by the tail
When I held it in my hand
When I held it in my hand
It was a nightingale
It was a nightingale
Was a nightingale
Was a nightingale
I was happy and took him home
I was happy and took him home
He was hurt and so alone
He was hurt and so alone
Water, love and seeds
Water, love and seeds
Those were all his needs
Essas eram todas as suas necessidades
In about a week or so
Em cerca de uma semana ou mais
He was fit to go
Ele estava pronto para ir
He sang a ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling bird song
Ele cantou uma canção de pássaro tchim-tchim-tchim-tchim
A swing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling long melody
Uma melodia balançando-tchi-tchi-tchi-tchi longa
He sang a ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling rock song
Ele cantou uma canção de rock tchim-tchim-tchim-tchim
A swing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling long song for me
Uma canção balançando-tchi-tchi-tchi-tchi longa para mim
One day at daybreak
Um dia ao amanhecer
He said goodbye
Ele se despediu
He flew up and he was like
Ele voou para cima e era como
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
One day at daybreak
One day at daybreak
He said goodbye
He said goodbye
He flew up and he was like
He flew up and he was like
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
A comet in the sky
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo
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Key vocabulary
- doo
- harmB1
- i
- and
- saw
- viu
- happy
- feliz
- hurt
- harm
- so
- only
- to
- am
- ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
- ting-a-ling
- bird
- pássaro
- swing-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
- swing-a-ling
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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.