Toquinho
Carta Ao Tom 74 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB
- Length
- 2:38
Rua Nascimento Silva, cento e sete
Nascimento Silva Street, one hundred and seven
Você ensinando pra Elizete
You teaching Elizete
As canções de canção do amor demais
The love songs of too much love
Lembra que tempo feliz, ai, que saudade
Remember that happy time, oh, what nostalgia
Ipanema era só felicidade,
Ipanema was all happiness,
Era como se o amor doesse em paz
It was as if love hurt in peace
Nossa famosa garota nem sabia
Our famous girl didn't even know
A que ponto a cidade turvaria
How far the city would blur
Esse Rio de amor que se perdeu
This Rio of love that got lost
Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela
Even our sadness was more beautiful
E além disso se via da janela
And besides, from the window you could see
Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor
A little corner of sky and the Redeemer
É, meu amigo, só resta uma certeza
Yeah, my friend, only one certainty remains
é preciso acabar com essa tristeza
We need to put an end to this sadness
é preciso inventar de novo o amor
We need to reinvent love once more
Nossa famosa garota nem sabia
Our famous girl didn't even know
A que ponto a cidade turvaria
To what extent the city would cloud over
Esse Rio de amor que se perdeu
This river of love that got lost
Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela
Even our sadness was more beautiful
E além disso se via da janela
And besides, from the window you could see
Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor
A little corner of heaven and the Redeemer
É, meu amigo só resta uma certeza
Yes, my friend, there's only one certainty left
é preciso acabar com essa tristeza
it's necessary to put an end to this sadness
é preciso inventar de novo o amor
it's necessary to reinvent love again
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Key vocabulary
- rua
- streetA1
- nascimento
- birthB1
- silva
- spruce
- mesmo
- sameA2
- preciso
- necessaryA2
- sete
- sevenA2
- cento
- one hundredA2
- ensinando
- teaching
- canções
- songsA2
- canção
- songA2
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About this song
Toquinho is a Brazilian singer and guitarist from São Paulo, known for his work in bossa nova and MPB. He is especially associated with his long collaboration with Vinicius de Moraes and for maintaining the classic style of first-generation Brazilian songwriters.