It's A Long Way Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song It's A Long Way by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Woke up this morning
Woke up this morning
Singing an old, old Beatles song
Singing an old, old Beatles song
We're not that strong, my Lord
We're not that strong, my Lord
You know we ain't that strong
You know we ain't that strong
I hear my voice among others
I hear my voice among others
In the break of day
In the break of day
Hey, brothers
Hey, brothers
Say, brothers
Say, brothers
It's a long, long, long, long way
It's a long, long, long, long way
It's a long way
It's a long way
It's a long, it's a long, long, long
It's a long, it's a long, long, long
It's a long way
It's a long way
It's a long, long, long way
It's a long, long, long way
It's a long, long, long
It's a long, long, long
It's a long way, it's a long
It's a long way, it's a long
Os olhos da cobra verde
The eyes of the green snake
Hoje foi que arreparei
Today I noticed
Se arreparasse há mais tempo
If I had noticed sooner
Não amava quem amei
I wouldn't love who I loved
It's a long way
It's a long way
It's a long, it's a long way
It's a long, it's a long way
It's a long, long, long
It's a long, long, long
It's a long way
It's a long way
It's a long, long, long
It's a long, long, long
It's a long way, it's a long
It's a long way, it's a long
Arrenego de quem diz
I deny anyone who says
Que o nosso amor se acabou
That our love ended
Ele agora está mais firme
It's now stronger
Do que quando começou
Than when it began
Arrenego de quem diz
I deny anyone who says
Que o nosso amor se acabou
That our love ended
Ele agora está mais firme
It's now stronger
Do que quando começou
Than when it began
It's a long road
It's a long road
It's a long, it's a long road
It's a long, it's a long road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding road
It's a long and winding, long and winding road
It's a long and winding, long and winding road
It's a long way
It's a long way
It's a long road
It's a long road
It's a long, long, long
It's a long, long, long
It's a long
It's a long
A água com areia brinca na beira do mar
The water plays with the sand on the seashore
A água passa e a areia fica no lugar
The water passes and the sand stays in place
It's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard, it's a hard
It's a hard, hard long way
It's a hard, hard long way
E se não tivesse o amor
And if there wasn't love
E se não tivesse essa dor
And if there wasn't this pain
E se não tivesse o sofrer
And if there wasn't suffering
E se não tivesse o chorar (ah, o amor)
And if there wasn't crying (ah, love)
E se não tivesse o amor
And if there wasn't love
E se não tivesse
And if there wasn't
No Abaeté tem uma lagoa escura
In Abaeté there's a dark lagoon
Arrodeada de areia branca
Surrounded by white sand
No Abaeté tem uma lagoa escura
In Abaeté there's a dark lagoon
Arrodeada de areia branca
Surrounded by white sand
Arrodeada de areia branca
Surrounded by white sand
Oh de areia branca
Oh, of white sand
Oh de areia branca
Oh, of white sand
Oh de areia branca
Oh, of white sand
Oh de areia
Oh, of sand
Woke up this morning
Woke up this morning
Singing an old, old Beatles song
Singing an old, old Beatles song
We're not that strong, my Lord
We're not that strong, my Lord
You know we ain't that strong
You know we ain't that strong
I hear my voice among others
I hear my voice among others
In the break of day
In the break of day
Say, brothers
Say, brothers
Hey, brothers
Hey, brothers
It's a long, long, long way
It's a long, long, long way
It's a long way
It's a long way
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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arreparei — I noticed / I realized

Arreparei is a fascinating word because it's a regional variation of "reparei," meaning "I noticed" or "I realized." It's less common in standard Portuguese, making it stand out.

In the song, Caetano Veloso sings, "Hoje foi que arreparei / Se arreparasse há mais tempo / Não amava quem amei" (It was today that I noticed / If I had noticed sooner / I wouldn't have loved who I loved). This word choice adds a touch of rustic charm and emphasizes a moment of sudden, regretful realization, making it very evocative.

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