
Gilberto Gil
One O’Clock Last Morning, 20th April 1970 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:40
I came home so happy
I came home so happy
I came when it was coming up to one
I came when it was coming up to one
I mean I came when the midnight was past
I mean I came when the midnight was past
I mean I came when the middle age was gone
I mean I came when the middle age was gone
I mean I came when it was coming up to one
I mean I came when it was coming up to one
Yes my oneness
Yes my oneness
At one o'clock last morning
At one o'clock last morning
I saw him tão triste
I saw him so sad
I told him he was alive and he could cry
I told him he was alive and he could cry
I mean I saw him so sad that I said a thing
I mean I saw him so sad that I said a thing
I told him he was a bird and he could fly
I told him he was a bird and he could fly
I mean I saw him when it was coming up to become
I mean I saw him when it was coming up to become
Such a sadness
Such a sadness
At one o'clock last morning
At one o'clock last morning
Key vocabulary
- i
- and
- so
- only
- happy
- feliz
- to
- am
- midnight
- meia-noite
- middle
- meio
- oneness
- unidade
- o'clock
- hora
- saw
- viu
- tão
- so
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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.