Wilson Simonal
Sá Marina lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- MPB, Samba
- Length
- 3:21
Descendo a rua da ladeira
Down the street of the slope
Só quem viu, que pode contar
Only those who have seen can tell
Cheirando a flor de laranjeira
Smelling of orange blossom
Sá Marina levei pra dançar
I took Marina to dance
De saia branca costumeira
In her usual white skirt
Gira o sol, que parou pra olhar
The sun spins, having stopped to look
Com seu jeitinho tão faceira
With her charming little ways
Fez o povo inteiro cantar
She made the whole crowd sing
Roda pela vida afora
Spinning through life ahead
E põe pra fora esta alegria
And lets this joy out
Dança que amanhece o dia pra se cantar
Dance that wakes the day to be sung
Gira, que essa gente aflita
Spin, for these restless people
Se agita e segue no seu passo
Get moving and keep to your rhythm
Mostra toda essa poesia do olhar
Show all the poetry in your gaze
Deixando versos na partida
Leaving verses in the departure
E só cantigas pra se cantar
And just songs to be sung
Naquela tarde de domingo
On that Sunday afternoon
Fez o povo inteiro chorar
Made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-pra-puera
La-la-la-la-for-fun
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la
La-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-pra-puera
La-la-la-la-for-fun
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Deixando versos na partida
Leaving verses as we go
E só cantigas pra se cantar
And just songs to be sung
Naquela tarde de domingo
On that Sunday afternoon
Fez o povo inteiro chorar
Made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
E fez o povo inteiro chorar
And made the whole crowd cry
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Key vocabulary
- descendo
- descendingA2
- rua
- streetA1
- ladeira
- slope
- só
- only
- viu
- saw
- pode
- canA2
- flor
- flowerA1
- povo
- peopleA2
- inteiro
- wholeA2
- cantar
- singA1
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About this song
Wilson Simonal was a Brazilian singer who helped shape Brazilian popular music, particularly the pilantragem sound that dominated late-1960s charts. He is known as Brazil’s first Black pop superstar and for bringing together bossa nova, jazz, and orchestral pop in hits like “Balanço Zona Sul,” while also recording early work by prominent Brazilian songwriters.