João Gilberto
O Barquinho lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:36
Dia de luz, festa de Sol
Day of light, festival of Sun
E um barquinho a deslizar
And a little boat gliding by
No macio azul do mar
In the soft blue of the sea
Tudo é verão, e o amor se faz
Everything is summer, and love is born
Num barquinho pelo mar
In a little boat on the sea
Que desliza sem parar
That glides without stopping
Sem intenção, nossa canção
Without intention, our song
Vai saindo desse mar, e o Sol
Emerges from the sea, and the Sun
Beija o barco e luz, dias tão azuis
Kisses the boat and lights, such blue days
Volta do mar, desmaia o Sol
Returns from the sea, the Sun faints
E o barquinho a deslizar
And the little boat gliding
E a vontade de cantar
And the desire to sing
Céu tão azul, ilhas do sul
Sky so blue, islands of the south
E o barquinho, coração
And the little boat, heart
Deslizando na canção
Gliding in the song
Tudo isso é paz, tudo isso traz
All of this is peace, all of this brings
Uma calma de verão, e então
A calm of summer, and then
O barquinho vai, a tardinha cai
The little boat goes, the evening falls
Volta do mar, desmaia o Sol
Return from the sea, the Sun faints
E o barquinho a deslizar
And the little boat gliding
E a vontade de cantar
And the desire to sing
Céu tão azul, ilhas do sul
Sky so blue, islands of the south
E o barquinho, coração
And the little boat, heart
Deslizando na canção
Gliding in the song
Tudo isso é paz, tudo isso traz
All of this is peace, all of this brings
Uma calma de verão, e então
A summer calm, and then
O barquinho vai, a tardinha cai
The little boat goes, the evening falls
O barquinho vai, a tardinha cai
The little boat goes, the evening falls
O barquinho vai, a tardinha cai
The little boat goes, the evening falls
O barquinho vai
The little boat goes
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- luz
- lightA1
- festa
- partyA2
- sol
- sunA1
- barquinho
- little boat
- deslizar
- slide
- macio
- softB1
- azul
- blueA2
- mar
- seaA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
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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.