Nara Leão
Lamento No Morro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1967
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB
- Length
- 2:27
Não posso esquecer
I can't forget
O teu olhar
Your gaze
Longe dos olhos meus
Far from my eyes
Ai, o meu viver
Oh, my living
É de esperar
Is waiting
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Mulher amada
Beloved woman
Destino meu
My destiny
É madrugada
It's dawn
E o sereno dos meus olhos já correu
And the dew of my eyes has already fallen
Não posso esquecer
I can't forget
O teu olhar
Your gaze
Longe dos olhos meus
Far from my eyes
Ai, o meu viver
Oh, my life
É de esperar
Is to wait
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Pra te dizer adeus
To say goodbye to you
Key vocabulary
- esperar
- waitA2
- adeus
- goodbyeA2
- amada
- beloved
- destino
- destinyA2
- sereno
- serene
- correu
- ranA2
- esquecer
- forgetA2
- olhar
- lookA2
- olhos
- eyesA2
- posso
- canA2
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About this song
Nara Leão was a Brazilian bossa nova singer who also became an early voice in the protest-song movement, denouncing the military dictatorship through music and public appearances. She is known for launching and amplifying the careers of leading composers and interpreters, including Chico Buarque and Zé Keti.