Onde andarás nesta tarde vazia?
Where will you wander this empty afternoon?
Song translation
Onde Andaras - Original Mix
Caetano Veloso
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About this song
Onde Andaras - Original Mix by Caetano Veloso is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 18 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as enquanto, bate, azul. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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Tão clara e sem fim
So clear and endless
Enquanto o mar bate azul em Ipanema
While the sea hits blue in Ipanema
Em que bar, em que cinema te esqueces de mim?
Which bar, which movie theater do you forget me in?
Enquanto o mar bate azul em Ipanema
While the sea hits blue in Ipanema
Em que bar, em que cinema te esqueces?
Which bar, which movie theater do you forget?
Eu sei, meu endereço apagaste do teu coração
I know, you erased my address from your heart
A cigarra do apartamento
The cicada in the apartment
O chão de cimento existem em vão
The concrete floor exists in vain
Não servem pra nada a escada, o elevador
The stairs and the elevator are useless now
Já não serve pra nada a janela
The window is useless too
A cortina amarela, perdi meu amor
The yellow curtain, I lost my love
E é por isso que eu saio pra rua
And that’s why I step out onto the street
Sem saber pra quê
Without knowing why
Na esperança, talvez, de que o acaso
In the hope, maybe, that chance
Por mero descaso, me leve a você
Just by sheer carelessness, takes me to you
Na esperança, talvez, de que o acaso
In the hope, maybe, that chance
Por mero descaso, me leve, eu sei
Just by sheer carelessness, takes me, I know
Song Vocabulary
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enquanto
while
bate
beat
azul
blue
ipanema
Ipanema
cinema
cinema
esqueces
you forget
nada
nothing