Elegia Sanjoanina Lyrics in English Rui Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Elegia Sanjoanina by Rui Veloso from Portuguese to English.
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Foi no ano passado
It was last year
Na noite de são joão
On the night of St. John
Andava o baile animado
Walked the animated ball
E eu todo engatatão
And I'm all hitched
Fui parar ao braços dela
I ended up in her arms
No meio da confusão
In the midst of confusion
Fitei-a lá bem nos olhos
I looked her right in the eye
Não mais a larguei da mão
I didn't let her out of my hand anymore
Dançamos num rodopio
We danced in a tatmy
Bebemos vinho e cerveja
We drink wine and beer
Acordamos manhã alta
We woke up high morning
Nas traseiras duma igreja
In the back of a church
Ela disse 'estou quilhada
She said 'I'm a keel
O meu pai vai-me matar'
My dad's going to kill me.'
E eu disse 'está descansada
And I said 'you're rested
Que eu vou lá para o enfentar'
That I'm going there to make you sick.'
Tenho pena, mas sou um teso
I'm sorry, but I'm a bad ass
Nada tenho para te dar
I have nothing to give you
A não ser um lume aceso
Unless a light is set
Para te abrasar
To open you up
Falei-lhe de homem para homem
I told him man to man
Quais as minhas intenções
What do I intend
Eu trabalho e sou honesto
I work and I'm honest
Mas sem grandes ambições
But without great ambitions
Ai eu cá para a minha filha
There I'm here for my daughter
Quero alguém que tenha peso
I want someone who has weight
Não gastei tanto a criá-la
I didn't spend so much creating it
Para a vir casar com um teso
To come marry a teso
Ela é boa na costura
She's good at sewing
E sabe cozinha francesa
And you know French cuisine
Toda ela é finura
All of it is fineness
Bom trato e delicadeza
Good treatment and delicacy
Já ganhou um concurso
You've already won a contest
Do vestido de cheeta
From cheeta dress
Queria você um 'sem curso'
I wanted you a 'no course'
Levar coisa tão bonita
Take such a beautiful thing
Tenho pena, mas sou um teso
I'm sorry, but I'm a bad ass
Nada tenho para te dar
I have nothing to give you
A não ser um lume aceso
Unless a light is set
Para te abrasar
To open you up
Disseste que eu era demais
You said I was too much
Quase me chamas-te artista
You almost call me an artist
Nas carícias dos portais
In the caress of the portals
Mas era tudo fogo de vista
But it was all sight fire
Hoje talvez nada te falte
Today maybe nothing's missing
O teu homem é doutor
Your man is a doctor
Mas o teu olhar perdeu
But your look lost
Daquela noite o fulgor
That night the glow
Tenho pena mas sou um teso
I'm sorry but I'm a bad ass
Nada tenho para te dar
I have nothing to give you
A não ser um lume aceso
Unless a light is set
Para te abrasar
To open you up
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