João Gilberto
E luxo so lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1959
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:03
Olha, essa mulata quando dança
Look, this mulata when she dances
É luxo só
Is pure luxury
Quando todo seu corpo se em balança
When her whole body sways
É luxo só
Is pure luxury
Tem um não sei quê?
There's a certain something?
Que faz a confusão
That stirs up confusion
O que ela não tem meu Deus,
What she doesn't have, my God,
É compaixão
Is compassion
Êta, mulata bamba
Oh, mulata bamba
Olha, essa mulata quando dança
Look, this mulata when she dances
É luxo só
It's pure luxury
Quando todo seu corpo se embalança
When your whole body sways
É luxo só
It's pure luxury
Porém seu coração quando palpita
But when your heart beats
E se agita mais ligeiro
And it quickens even more
Nunca vi compasso tão brasileiro
I've never seen a rhythm so Brazilian
Êta, samba, cai pra lá
Hey, samba, move over there
Cai pra cá, cai pra lá, cai pra cá
Move here, move there, move here, move there
Êta, samba, cai pra lá
Hey, samba, move over there
Cai pra cá, cai pra lá, cai pra cá
Move here, move there, move here, move there
Mexe com as cadeiras, mulata
Move those chairs, mulata
E o requebrado me maltrata
And the sway hurts me
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Key vocabulary
- olha
- lookA2
- mulata
- mixed race
- dança
- danceA2
- luxo
- luxuryA2
- só
- only
- todo
- allA1
- corpo
- bodyA1
- balança
- scaleB1
- sei
- know
- quê
- what
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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.