No dia em que eu vim-me embora
The day I left
Song translation
Caetano Veloso
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No dia em que eu vim-me embora
The day I left
Minha mãe chorava em ai
My mother cried there
Minha irmã chorava em ui
My sister cried in ui
E eu nem olhava pra trás
And I didn't even look back
No dia que eu vim embora
The day I left
Não teve nada de mais
There was nothing more
Mala de couro forrada
Lined leather suitcase
Com pano forte brim cáqui
With strong khaki denim cloth
Minha vó já quase morta
My grandmother is almost dead
Minha mãe até a porta
My mother at the door
Minha irmã até a rua
My sister up the street
E até o porto meu pai
And to the port my father
O qual não disse palavra durante todo o caminho
Who didn't say a word the whole way
E quando eu me vi sozinho
And when I found myself alone
Vi que não entendia nada
I saw that I didn't understand anything
Nem de pro que eu ia indo
I don't even know what I was going for
Nem dos sonhos que eu sonhava
Not even the dreams I dreamed of
Senti apenas que a mala de couro que eu carregava
I only felt that the leather suitcase I was carrying
Embora estando forrada
Even though it is covered
Fedia, cheirava mal
It stank, it smelled bad
Afora isto ia indo
Apart from this it was going
Atravessando, seguindo
Crossing, following
Nem chorando, nem sorrindo
Neither crying nor smiling
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Nem chorando nem sorrindo
Neither crying nor smiling
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Sozinho pra capital
Alone to the capital
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
sozinho
alone
minha
my
embora
although
chorava
cried
nada
nothing
mala
suitcase