Elza Soares - Fez Bobagem - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Elza Soares - Fez Bobagem




Fez Bobagem
I Was Foolish
Meu moreno fez bobagem
My dark-skinned lover was foolish
Maltratou meu pobre coração
He mistreated my poor heart
Aproveitou a minha ausência
He took advantage of my absence
E botou mulher sambando no meu barracão
And let a woman samba in my shack
Quando eu penso que outra mulher
When I think that another woman
Requebrou p′ra meu moreno ver
Swayed her hips for my dark-skinned lover to see
Nem jeito de cantar
I can't even sing
vontade de chorar
I just want to cry
E de morrer
And die
Deixou que ela passeasse na favela com meu penhoar
He let her walk through the favela in my dressing gown
Minha sandália de veludo deu a ela para sapatear
He gave her my velvet sandals to wear
Eu bem longe, me acabando, trabalhando p'ra viver
I was far away, breaking my back, working to survive
Por causa dele cantei rumba e fox trote para inglês ver
Because of him, I sang rumba and foxtrot for the English to see
Meu moreno fez bobagem
My dark-skinned lover was foolish
Deixou que ela passeasse na favela com meu penhoar
He let her walk through the favela in my dressing gown
Minha sandália de veludo deu a ela para sapatear
He gave her my velvet sandals to wear
Eu bem longe, me acabando, trabalhando p′ra viver
I was far away, breaking my back, working to survive
Por causa dele cantei rumba e fox-trote para inglê ver
Because of him, I sang rumba and foxtrot for the English to see
Meu moreno fez bobagem
My dark-skinned lover was foolish
Meu moreno fez bobagem...
My dark-skinned lover was foolish...
Maltratou meu pobre coração
He mistreated my poor heart
Aproveitou a minha ausência
He took advantage of my absence
E botou mulher sambando no meu barracão
And let a woman samba in my shack
Quando eu penso que outra mulher
When I think that another woman
Requebrou p'ra meu moreno ver
Swayed her hips for my dark-skinned lover to see
Nem jeito de cantar
I can't even sing
vontade de chorar
I just want to cry
E de morrer
And die
Vontade de... morrer
I want to...die





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