Jorge Ben Jor
Que Maravilha lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Samba, MPB, R&B
- Length
- 4:07
Lá fora está chovendo
Outside it's raining
Mas assim mesmo eu vou correndo
But still I'm running
Só pra ver o meu amor
Just to see my love
Ela vem toda de branco
She comes all in white
Toda molhada despenteada
Soaked and disheveled
Que maravilha que coisa linda
What a wonder, what a beautiful thing
É o meu amor
It's my love
Por entre bancários automóveis ruas e avenidas, avenidas
Through banks, cars, streets, and avenues, avenues
Milhões de buzinas tocando em harmonia sem cessar (fom, fom, fom)
Millions of horns sounding in harmony without cease (honk, honk, honk)
E ela vem chegando de branco
And she's arriving in white
Meiga pura linda e muito tímida, muito tímida
Sweet, pure, beautiful and so shy, so shy
Com a chuva molhando seu corpo lindo
With the rain soaking your lovely body
Que eu vou abraçar todo meu, todo meu
That I'm going to embrace, all of mine, all of mine
E a gente no meio da rua
And us in the middle of the street
Do mundo no meio da chuva
In the world in the midst of the rain
A girar
Spinning around
Que maravilha
What a wonder
A girar, que maravilha
Spinning around, what a wonder
Que maravilha
What a wonder
Lá fora está chovendo
It's raining outside
Mas assim mesmo eu vou correndo
But even so, I run
Só pra ver o meu amor (o teu amor)
Just to see my love (your love)
E ela vem toda de branco
And she comes all in white
Toda molhada linda e despenteada
All wet, beautiful and unruly
Que maravilha que coisa linda
What a wonder, what a beauty
Que é o meu amor, o meu amor
That is my love, my love
Por entre bancários automóveis ruas e avenidas, avenidas
Through bankers, cars, streets, and avenues, avenues
Milhões de buzinas tocando em harmonia sem cessar
Millions of horns playing in harmony without pause
Ela vem chegando de branco
She approaches in white
Meiga e muito tímida, muito tímida
Gentle and very shy, very shy
Com a chuva molhando seu corpo lindo
With the rain drenching your beautiful body
Que eu vou abraçar todo meu, meu
That I'm going to embrace all my, my
E a gente no meio da rua
And us in the middle of the street
Andando no meio da chuva
Walking in the rain
A girar
Spinning around
Que maravilha
What a wonder
A girar, que maravilha
Spinning around, what a wonder
A girar, que maravilha
Spinning around, what a wonder
Que maravilha
What a wonder
Botaram Paralamas pra tocar pra ela
They had Paralamas play for her
Botaram Paralamas e eu vou dançar com ela
They put on Paralamas and I'm going to dance with her
Botaram Paralamas pra tocar pra ela
They put on Paralamas to play for her
Botaram Paralamas e eu vou dançar com ela
They put on Paralamas and I'm going to dance with her
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Key vocabulary
- assim
- thusA1
- avenidas
- avenuesA1
- chuva
- rainA1
- coisa
- thingA1
- corpo
- bodyA1
- dançar
- danceA1
- fora
- outsideA1
- gente
- peopleA1
- muito
- muchA1
- rua
- streetA1
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About this song
Jorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter who helped shape Tropicália through genre-blending samba with pop, jazz, folk, rock, soul, and funk. He is known for albums such as Africa Brasil and for crafting hits like “Mas, Que Nada!” which reached international success.