Gilberto Gil
Seu olhar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:03
Há no seu olhar algo que me ilude
In your gaze, there's something that deceives me
Como o cintilar da bola de gude
Like the sparkle of a marble
Parece conter as nuvens do céu
It seems to hold the clouds of the sky
As ondas brancas do mar
The white waves of the sea
Astro em miniatura
A miniature star
Microestrutra estelar
Stellar microstructure
Há no seu olhar algo surpreendente
In your gaze, there's something astonishing
Como o viajar da estrela-cadente
Like the journey of a shooting star
Sempre faz tremer, sempre faz pensar
Always makes me tremble, always makes me think
Nos abismos da ilusão
In the abysses of illusion
Quando, como e onde
When, how, and where
Vai parar meu coração
Will my heart stop
Há no seu olhar algo de saudade
There’s something in your gaze that speaks of longing
De um tempo ou lugar na eternidade
Of a time or place in eternity
Eu quisera ter tantos anos-luz
I wish I could have countless light-years
Quantos fosse precisar
As many as it takes
Pra cruzar o túnel do tempo do seu olhar
To cross the tunnel of time in your eyes
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Key vocabulary
- há
- there is
- olhar
- lookA2
- algo
- somethingA2
- ilude
- deceive
- cintilar
- glitter
- bola
- ballA2
- gude
- donkey
- parece
- seems
- conter
- containB1
- nuvens
- clouds
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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.