Luiz Melodia
Pérola Negra lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- MPB, Samba
- Length
- 2:50
Tente passar pelo que estou passando
Try to go through what I'm going through
Tente apagar esse teu novo engano
Try to erase this new deception of yours
Tente me amar, pois estou te amando
Try to love me, because I'm loving you
Baby te amo, nem sei se te amo
Baby I love you, not even sure if I love you
Tente usar a roupa que estou usando
Try to wear the clothes that I'm wearing
Tente esquecer em que ano estamos
Try to forget what year we're in
Arranje algum sangue, escreva num pano
Get some blood, write on a cloth
Pérola negra, te amo, te amo
Black pearl, I love you, I love you
Rasgue a camisa, enxugue meu pranto, eh!
Tear the shirt, dry my tears, eh!
Como prova de amor mostre o teu novo canto
As a proof of love, show me your new song
Escreva num quadro em palavras gigantes
Write on a board in giant words
Pérola negra, te amo, te amo
Black pearl, I love you, I love you
Tente entender tudo mais sobre o sexo
Try to understand everything else about sex
Peça meu livro, querendo eu te empresto
Ask for my book, if you want, I'll lend it to you
Se inteire da coisa sem haver engano
Get the full picture without any misunderstanding
Baby te amo, nem sei se te amo
Baby, I love you, I don't even know if I love you
Baby te amo, nem sei se te amo
Baby, I love you, I don't even know if I love you
Baby te amo, nem sei se te amo
Baby, I love you, I don't even know if I love you
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Key vocabulary
- tente
- try
- passar
- passA2
- passando
- passingA2
- apagar
- turn offA2
- novo
- newA1
- engano
- deceptionA2
- amar
- loveA2
- amando
- loving
- amo
- love
- sei
- know
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About this song
Luiz Melodia was a Brazilian composer and interpreter associated with MPB, known for songs that bridge traditional samba from Estácio with pop and for his tracks that were recorded by major singers including Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia. He also became a notable stage-name figure after early work in the 1970s and achieved wider recognition through hits such as “Pérola Negra” and “Maravilhas Contemporâneas,” which reached mass media via a television theme.