Every spring I bust out the Brazilian pop music. A few gems stood out, so I dug up the lyrics and ran them through Google translate. The results are refreshing and delightful, if a tad schmaltzy. But they are also irresistible!
Check these out:
Rosalia De Souza – D’improvviso
Suddenly
Like a child who becomes an adolescent
How who becomes crazy
And it confuses its past and its present
As if it were by magic
Your love totally changed me
What a miracle, my life
This joy you give me
Suddenly
I go crazy to follow you with my mind
Both at night and during the day
I see you in every face of people, my life
Suddenly
I find myself smiling at anyone
And I see myself in everything I see people
I printed the joy inside me, my life
My folly adventure companion
But I am grateful to you infinitely
If I still believe in love, it’s for you
Suddenly
I go crazy to follow you with my mind
Both at night and during the day
I see you in every face of people, my life
Suddenly
I find myself smiling at anyone
And I see myself in everything and I see people
I printed the joy inside me, my life
Madness my adventure company
But I am grateful to you infinitely
If I still believe in love it’s for you, for you, for you
Pray for peace.
Helping what you can
For those who do not want too much
Congratulations Congratulations
For Dorival and Jobim
João Gilberto, what an endless heat
For everything they showed me
Congratulations Congratulations
For that goal from behind
Gauchinho, that was awesome.
Goal of plate, that’s how it’s done
Congratulations Congratulations
For that faithful love
From my James, from my Daniel
This love is a thing of heaven.
Congratulations Congratulations
Congratulate someone
It’s a way of loving too.
It’s to greet whoever
It is good, and it does well
I here in this song
I use only emotion
I want this praise
Go beyond, far beyond
For who makes a good coffee
Pretty hot, how we want it
Ah, but how delicious it is
Congratulations Congratulations
For those who do not think so
Red signal does not advance
Do not even throw dirt on the floor.
Congratulations Congratulations
Congratulate someone
It’s a way of loving too.
It’s to greet whoever
It is good, and it does well
I here in this song
I use only emotion
I want this praise
Go beyond, far beyond
Alex Malheiros & Banda Utopia ft. Sabrina Malheiros – Sem Pressa
While I can, I’ll wait for you,
And when no more strength I have,
Your care will sustain me,
It will give me strength to stand.
As long as your grace reaches me,
I will know for sure how to act,
You will be proud of my decisions,
I carry the truth about you in you
And I will not close my eyes for truth,
I will not let myself be carried away by my wills,
I know how I should fight to get it,
Your spirit helps me to continue.
Calm down, no rush.
Stay calm, unhurried
And when you think the delay is too much,
He may say expect more
Boy do not hurry,
Girl slows down,
The day will come, as long as it does not come
I chose to wait for you
Jason Herrboldt 