Procuro nas coisas vagas
I look for the vague things
Song translation
A Alma e a Materia
Marisa Monte
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About this song
A Alma e a Materia by Marisa Monte is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 52 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as alma, aproveita, viver. 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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Ciência
Science
Eu movo dezenas de músculos
I move dozens of muscles
Para sorrir
To smile
Nos poros a contrair
In the pores to contract
Nas pétalas do jasmim
In the jasmine petals
Com a brisa que vem roçar
With the breeze that comes to brush
Da outra margem do mar
From the other side of the sea
Procuro na paisagem
I look at the landscape
Cadência
Cadence
Os átomos coreografam
Atoms choreograph
A grama do chão
The grass on the ground
Na pele braile prá ler
On the braille skin to read
Na superfície de mim
On my surface
Milímetros de prazer
Millimeters of pleasure
Quilômetros de paixão
Kilometers of passion
Vem pr'esse mundo
Come to this world
Deus quer nascer
God wants to be born
Há algo invisível e encantado
There's something invisible and enchanted
Entre eu e você
Between me and you
E a alma aproveita prá ser
And the soul enjoys being
A matéria e viver
Matter and living
Procuro nas coisas vagas
I look for the vague things
Ciência
Science
Eu movo dezenas de músculos
I move dozens of muscles
Para sorrir
To smile
Nos poros a contrair
In the pores to contract
Nas pétalas do jasmim
In the jasmine petals
Com a brisa que vem roçar
With the breeze that comes to brush
Da outra margem do mar
From the other side of the sea
Procuro na paisagem
I look at the landscape
Cadência
Cadence
Os átomos coreografam
Atoms choreograph
A grama do chão
The grass on the ground
Na pele braile prá ler
On the braille skin to read
Na superfície de mim
On my surface
Milímetros de prazer
Millimeters of pleasure
Quilômetros de paixão
Kilometers of passion
Vem pr'esse mundo
Come to this world
Deus quer nascer
God wants to be born
Há algo invisível e encantado
There's something invisible and enchanted
Entre eu e você
Between me and you
Vem pr'esse mundo
Come to this world
Deus quer nascer
God wants to be born
Que a alma aproveita prá ser
That the soul enjoys being
A matéria e viver
Matter and living
E a alma aproveita prá ser
And the soul enjoys being
A matéria e viver
Matter and living
Que a alma aproveita prá
That the soul enjoys being
Viver
Living
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
alma
soul
aproveita
enjoy
viver
to live
procuro
I'm looking
matria
matter
pr'esse
for this
mundo
world