Garoa

Rainfall

Cantou de Simone

Sung by Simone

Composicoes: Carlinhos Brown

Composition: Carlinhos Brown

 

 

Vê-la num largo, largo longo, ê, ê

In great, great longing I see there is is

Sinto-me teu mi

Your feeling for me

Traz aquilo que busco la longe

Bringing on that that long search

Ia no bar e vi

Dia nublado do Neblon, ê, ê

Going into the bar, I can see

It’s a cloudy day in Neblon it’s it’s

Pra dissecar malhas claras

Cut by a chain of light

Agua de chuva e sangue

Rainwater and blood

O que sera nossas caras

What will become of our cares

 

 

Não sei de vai, mas sai

I don’t know where I’m going, but I know I’m going out

Fala fulô, proesia...oa

The mulatto says in prose...oa: (not sure of this)

Seja dique e va nadando

I’d like to be a dike but still go swimming

Fala fulô, proesia, iê

Hard to translate not sure yet

Ouço os sinos repicando

I hear the bells ringing

Fala fulô, proesia... e não

 

Não escute e va andando (rezando)

I don’t listen and go walking (praying)

Fala fulô, proesia,

 

 

 

Pray I, I (to)want pray

(I think she means to say in English) I want to pray or I want prayer

Ai, I want (to) pray

 

 

My translation here is not correct.  So, I won’t claim it’s authoratative.  She uses phrases that are difficult for me even now after 20 years of studying Portuguese.

 

Ken Wais