Um Frevo Novo Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Um Frevo Novo by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Quando eu me encontrava preso
When I found myself imprisoned
Na cela de uma cadeia
In a jail cell
Foi que eu vi pela primeira vez
That's when I saw for the first time
As tais fotografias
Those photographs
Em que apareces inteira
In which you appear whole
Porém lá não estavas nua
But there you weren't naked
E sim, coberta de nuvens
But rather, covered in clouds
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Ninguém supõe a morena
Nobody imagines the brunette
Dentro da estrela azulada
Inside the bluish star
Na vertigem do cinema
In the vertigo of cinema
Mando um abraço pra ti
I send a hug to you
Pequenina como se eu fosse o saudoso poeta
Little one, as if I were the nostalgic poet
E fosses à Paraíba
And you were going to Paraíba
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Eu estou apaixonado
I am in love
Por uma menina, terra
With a girl, Earth
Signo de elemento terra
An Earth element sign
Do mar se diz: Terra à vista
From the sea one says: Land ahoy
Terra para o pé, firmeza
Earth for the foot, firmness
Terra para a mão, carícia
Earth for the hand, caress
Outros astros lhe são guia
Other stars are her guide
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Eu sou um leão de fogo
I am a fire lion
Sem ti me consumiria
Without you I would consume myself
A mim mesmo eternamente
Myself eternally
E de nada valeria
And it would be worth nothing
Acontecer de eu ser gente
For me to be human
E gente é outra alegria
And being human is another joy
Diferente das estrelas
Different from the stars
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
De onde nem tempo, nem espaço
From where neither time, nor space
Que a força mande coragem
May the force send courage
Pra gente te dar carinho
For us to give you affection
Durante toda a viagem
During the whole journey
Que realizas no nada
That you undertake in nothingness
Através do qual carregas
Through which you carry
O nome da tua carne
The name of your flesh
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Terra, Terra
Earth, Earth
Terra, Terra
Earth, Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
Nas sacadas dos sobrados
On the balconies of the old houses
Da velha São Salvador
Of old São Salvador
Há lembranças de donzelas
There are memories of maidens
Do tempo do Imperador
From the time of the Emperor
Tudo, tudo na Bahia
Everything, everything in Bahia
Faz a gente querer bem
Makes us want to love
A Bahia tem um jeito
Bahia has a way
Terra
Earth
Terra
Earth
Por mais distante
However distant
O errante navegante
The wandering navigator
Quem jamais te esqueceria?
Who would ever forget you?
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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donzelas — maidens
Donzelas translates to "maidens" or "young ladies." It's a charming and somewhat archaic word that evokes a sense of classic romance and history.
In the context of the song, Caetano Veloso uses it to paint a picture of old Salvador, mentioning "lembranças de donzelas / Do tempo do Imperador" (memories of maidens / from the time of the Emperor). This word transports the listener to a bygone era, adding a poetic and nostalgic layer to the lyrics that makes it particularly enticing.
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