Gilberto Gil
Ó, Maria lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:34
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I'm also from Bahia
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I'm also from Bahia
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Quantos anos você tinha
How old were you
Quando o mato era fechado
When the woods were dense
Lá na Estrada da Rainha
There on the Queen's Road
Quando era céu aberto
When it was an open sky
Que o batuque se batia
That the beat was beating
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I'm also from Bahia
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I'm also from Bahia
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Vê se você me adivinha
See if you can guess me
Das sete qual é a porta
Which is the door of the seven
Pro corredor da Lapinha
To the corridor of Lapinha
De união qual é o traço
Of union, which is the mark
Barra, Barris, Barroquinha
Barra, Barris, Barroquinha
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I too am from Bahia
Ó Maria
Oh Maria
Faz tempo que você sabe
It's been a while since you knew
Que eu também sou da Bahia
That I too am from Bahia
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Key vocabulary
- maria
- Mary
- faz
- does
- tempo
- timeA1
- sabe
- knows
- quantos
- how manyA1
- anos
- yearsA1
- mato
- bushA2
- fechado
- closedA2
- estrada
- roadA2
- rainha
- queenA2
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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.