João Gilberto
Bolinha de Papel lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:17
Só tenho medo da falseta
I'm only afraid of the falsetto
Mas adoro a Julieta como adoro a Papai do céu
But I love Juliet like I love Daddy up in the sky
Quero seu amor, minha santinha
I want your love, my little saint
Mas só não quero que me faça de bolinha de papel
But I just don't want you to treat me like a ball of paper
Tiro você do emprego
I'll take you out of that job
Dou-lhe amor e sossego
I'll give you love and peace
Vou ao banco e tiro tudo pra você gastar
I'll go to the bank and take it all out for you to spend
Posso, julieta, lhe mostrar a caderneta
I can, Juliet, show you the notebook
Se você duvidar
If you have any doubts
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Key vocabulary
- só
- only
- medo
- fearA2
- falseta
- falsetto
- adoro
- adore
- julieta
- Juliet
- papai
- dadA2
- céu
- skyA2
- quero
- want
- amor
- loveB2
- santinha
- saint
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About this song
João Gilberto was a Brazilian singer and guitarist associated with bossa nova, and one of its key architects. He is known for shaping the style through understated acoustic guitar rhythms and a restrained vocal approach that helped define the samba and jazz-informed sound, including on seminal recordings such as Chega de Saudade and Getz/Gilberto.