João Gilberto
Só em Teus Braços lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1960
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:48
Sim, promessas fiz
Yes, I made promises
Fiz projetos, pensei tanta coisa
I made plans, thought so many things
E, agora, o coração me diz
And now, my heart tells me
Que só em teus braços, meu bem
That only in your arms, my love
Eu ia ser feliz
I would be happy
Eu tenho esse amor para dar
I have this love to give
O que é que eu vou fazer?
What am I going to do?
Eu tentei esquecer
I tried to forget
E prometi
And I promised
Apagar da minha vida este sonho
To erase this dream from my life
E vem o coração e diz
And the heart comes and says
Que só em teus braços, amor, eu ia ser feliz
That only in your arms, love, I would be happy
Que só em teus braços, amor, eu posso ser feliz
That only in your arms, love, I can be happy
Sim, eu prometi
Yes, I promised
Apagar da minha vida este sonho
To erase this dream from my life
E vem o coração e diz
And the heart comes and says
Que só em teus braços, amor, eu ia ser feliz
That only in your arms, love, I would be happy
Que só em teus braços, amor, eu posso ser feliz
That only in your arms, love, I can be happy
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Key vocabulary
- promessas
- promises
- fiz
- did
- projetos
- projectsB2
- pensei
- thought
- tanta
- so muchA2
- coisa
- thingA1
- agora
- nowA1
- coração
- heartB1
- diz
- says
- só
- only
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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.