Gilberto Gil
O rouxinol lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:41
Joguei no céu o meu anzol
I threw my hook into the sky
Pra pescar o sol
To catch the sun
Mas tudo que eu pesquei
But all I caught
Foi um rouxinol
Was a nightingale
Foi um rouxinol
Was a nightingale
Joguei no céu o meu anzol
I threw my hook into the sky
Pra pescar o sol
To catch the sun
Mas tudo que eu pesquei
But all I caught
Foi um rouxinol
Was a nightingale
Foi um rouxinol
Was a nightingale
Levei-o para casa
I took him home
Tratei da sua asa
I cared for his wing
Ele ficou bom
He got better
Fez até um som
He even made a sound
Ling, ling, leng
Ling, ling, leng
Ling, ling, leng, ling
Ling, ling, leng, ling
Cantando um rock com um toque diferente
Singing a rock with a different touch
Dizendo que era um rock do oriente pra mim
Saying it was a rock from the east for me
Cantando um rock com um toque diferente
Singing a rock with a different touch
Dizendo que era um rock do oriente pra mim
Saying it was a rock from the east for me
Depois foi embora
Then it left
Na boca da aurora
At the dawn's mouth
Pássaro de seda
Silk bird
Com cheiro de jasmim
With the scent of jasmine
Cheiro de jasmim
Scent of jasmine
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Key vocabulary
- tudo
- everythingA1
- joguei
- threw
- céu
- skyA2
- anzol
- hookB2
- sol
- sunA1
- pesquei
- fished
- rouxinol
- nightingale
- levei
- took
- casa
- houseA2
- tratei
- treated
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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.