Laurinda

• By: Karetus, Vitorino, iolanda

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Sou Laurinda, linda, linda

I am Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Sou Laurinda, linda, linda

I am Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Sou quem dita a tua sorte

I am the one who dictates your fate

E se hoje durmo contigo

And if today I sleep with you

Vou dormir com a minha morte

I will sleep with my death

Já passei a roupa a ferro

I have already ironed the clothes

Deixei-te as camisas prontas

I left your shirts ready

Vesti calça com sapato

I wore pants with shoes

P'ra pagar as tuas contas

To pay your bills

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, p'ra onde vais?

Oh Laurinda, where are you going?

Vou sem medo ver das outras

I go without fear to see the others

Com quem dormiste demais

With whom you have slept too much

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

Oh Laurinda, linda, linda

Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful

És mais linda do que o sol

You are more beautiful than the sun

Deixa-me dormir uma noite

Let me sleep one night

Nas dobras do teu lençol

In the folds of your sheet

(Oh Laurinda, linda, linda)

(Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful)

(Oh Laurinda, linda, linda)

(Oh Laurinda, beautiful, beautiful)

(És tão linda como o sol)

(You are as beautiful as the sun)

(Deixa-me dormir uma noite)

(Let me sleep one night)

(Nas dobras do teu lençol)

(In the folds of your sheet)

...

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
Laurinda /laʊˈrɪndə/ A1	noun - a female name
linda /ˈlɪndə/ A1	adjective - beautiful
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - sun
noite /ˈnɔɪt/ A1	noun - night
dormir /dɔrˈmɪr/ A1	verb - to sleep
dobras /ˈdoʊbrəs/ B1	noun - folds
sorte /sɔrˈteɪ/ B1	noun - luck or fate
morte /mɔrt/ B1	noun - death
roupa /ˈroʊpə/ A2	noun - clothes
camisas /kəˈmiːzəs/ A2	noun - shirts
calça /ˈkæl.sə/ A2	noun - pants
sapato /səˈpɑː.təʊ/ A2	noun - shoe
contas /ˈkɒn.təs/ B1	noun - bills or accounts
medo /ˈmeɪ.doʊ/ B1	noun - fear

Grammar:

• És mais linda do que o sol

  ➔ Use of comparison with 'do que' to compare two qualities.

  ➔ 'do que' is used to compare two qualities, equivalent to 'than' in English.

• Deixa-me dormir uma noite

  ➔ Use of the imperative 'deixa-me' (let me) combined with the infinitive to express permission or desire.

  ➔ 'Deixa-me' is a command form meaning 'let me', used with an infinitive to express asking for permission or expressing desire.

• Sou Laurinda, linda, linda

  ➔ Use of the verb 'sou' (I am) in the present indicative to introduce oneself.

  ➔ 'Sou' is the first person singular of 'ser' (to be) in the present tense, used here to identify oneself.

• Vesti calça com sapato

  ➔ Use of the past tense 'vesti' (wore/dressed) in a simple statement.

  ➔ 'Vesti' is the past tense of 'vestir', meaning 'wore' or 'dressed' in this context.

• Vou dormir com a minha morte

  ➔ Use of the verb 'vou' (I go/ will) + infinitive 'dormir' (to sleep) to express future intention.

  ➔ 'Vou' + infinitive 'dormir' indicates a future action or intention to sleep.

• Já passei a roupa a ferro

  ➔ Use of 'passei' (I passed/ironed) in the past perfect tense to describe completed action.

  ➔ 'Passei' is the past tense of 'passar', meaning 'to pass' or 'to iron', referring to a completed action.