Stan Getz
Corcovado lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:15
Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet nights of quiet stars
Quiet chords from my guitar
Quiet chords from my guitar
Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Floating on the silence that surrounds us
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams
Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams
Quiet walks by quiet streams
Quiet walks by quiet streams
And the window that looks out on Corcovado
And the window that looks out on Corcovado
Oh, how lovely
Oh, how lovely
Um cantinho e um violão
A little corner and a guitar
Esse amor, uma canção
This love, a song
Pra fazer feliz a quem se ama
To make happy those who are loved
Muita calma pra pensar
Take it easy to think
E ter tempo pra sonhar
And have time to dream
Da janela vê-se o Corcovado
From the window, you can see Corcovado
O Redentor, que lindo
The Redeemer, so beautiful
Quero a vida sempre assim
I want life to always be like this
Com você perto de mim
With you close to me
Até o apagar da velha chama
Until the old flame fades away
E eu que era triste
And I, who was sad
Descrente desse mundo
Disbelieving in this world
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
When I found you, I knew
O que é felicidade meu amor
What is happiness my love
Quero a vida sempre assim
I want life to always be like this
Com você perto de mim
With you close to me
Até o apagar da velha chama
Until the old flame fades away
E eu que era triste
And I who was once sad
Descrente desse mundo
Skeptical of this world
Ao encontrar você eu conheci
Upon finding you, I discovered
O que é felicidade meu amor
What is happiness my love
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Key vocabulary
- muita
- manyA2
- calma
- calmA2
- pensar
- thinkA2
- tempo
- timeA2
- sonhar
- dreamA2
- janela
- windowA1
- redentor
- redeemer
- lindo
- beautifulA2
- quero
- want
- vida
- lifeB1
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About this song
Stan Getz was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for a smooth lyrical tone and melodic improvisation. He rose to major international prominence through his bossa nova collaboration with João Gilberto, especially Getz/Gilberto and the single “The Girl from Ipanema.”