Saia Rodada

• By: Carminho
• Album: Canto

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Vesti a saia rodada

I wore the flared skirt

Pra apimentar a chegada

To spice up the arrival

Do meu amor

Of my love

No mural postei as bodas

On the wall, I posted the wedding

Rezei nas capelas todas

I prayed in all the chapels

Pelo meu amor

For my love

Vem lá de longe da cidade e tem

He comes from far away from the city and has

Os olhos rasos de saudade em mim

Eyes filled with longing for me

E eu mando-lhe beijos e recados em retratos meus

And I send him kisses and messages in my pictures

Pensa em casar no fim do verão que vem

He thinks about marrying at the end of next summer

Antes pudesse o verão não mais ter fim

If only summer could last forever

Que eu estou tão nervosa com esta coisa do casar, meu Deus

Because I am so nervous about this thing of getting married, my God

Vesti a saia rodada

I wore the flared skirt

Pra apimentar a chegada

To spice up the arrival

Do meu amor

Of my love

No mural postei as bodas

On the wall, I posted the wedding

Rezei nas capelas todas

I prayed in all the chapels

Pelo meu amor

For my love

Por tantas vezes pensei eu também

So many times I thought too

Sair daqui atrás dos braços seus

To leave here behind your arms

De cabeça ao vento e a duvidar o que faz ele por lá

With my head in the wind and doubting what he does over there

São os ciúmes que a saudade tem

It's the jealousy that longing has

E se aos ciúmes eu já disse adeus

And if to jealousy I already said goodbye

Hoje mato inteiras as saudades que o rapaz me dá

Today I completely kill the longings that the boy gives me

Vesti a saia rodada

I wore the flared skirt

Pra apimentar a chegada

To spice up the arrival

Do meu amor

Of my love

No mural postei as bodas

On the wall, I posted the wedding

Rezei nas capelas todas

I prayed in all the chapels

Pelo meu amor

For my love

...

...

Vesti a saia rodada

I wore the flared skirt

Pra apimentar a chegada

To spice up the arrival

Do meu amor

Of my love

No mural postei as bodas

On the wall, I posted the wedding

Rezei nas capelas todas

I prayed in all the chapels

Pelo meu amor

For my love

Vesti a saia rodada

I wore the flared skirt

Pra apimentar a chegada

To spice up the arrival

Do meu amor

Of my love

No mural postei as bodas

On the wall, I posted the wedding

Rezei nas capelas todas

I prayed in all the chapels

Pelo meu amor

For my love

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
vesti /ˈvɛʃti/ B1	verb - to wear
saia /ˈsajɐ/ A2	noun - skirt
rodada /ʁoˈdada/ B2	adjective - round, circular
chegada /ʃeˈɣadɐ/ A2	noun - arrival
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
mural /muˈɾaw/ B2	noun - wall
bodas /ˈbodɐʃ/ A2	noun - wedding
rezei /ʁeˈzej/ B1	verb - to pray
capelas /kɐˈpɛlɐʃ/ A2	noun - chapels, small churches
saudade /sawˈdad(ə)/ B2	noun - longing, nostalgic feeling
recados /ʁɪˈkaduz/ B2	noun - messages, notes
pensar /pẽˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to think
brancos /ˈbɾɐ̃kuʃ/ B2	noun - arms
duvidar /duviˈdaɾ/ B2	verb - to doubt
ciúmes /siˈumiz/ B2	noun - jealousy
ama /aˈma/ A1	verb - to love

Grammar:

• Vesti a saia rodada

  ➔ Use of the present indicative with object pronoun attachment

  ➔ The phrase 'Vesti a saia rodada' combines the present tense of 'vestir' ('to wear') with the direct object pronoun 'a', indicating 'I wear the flowy skirt'.

• Pra apimentar a chegada

  ➔ Use of 'pra' as colloquial contraction of 'para' indicating purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'Pra apimentar a chegada' expresses an intention or purpose, meaning 'to spice up the arrival'.

• Rezei nas capelas todas

  ➔ Use of the past tense of 'rezer' (to pray) with preposition 'nas' indicating 'in the chapels'

  ➔ The verb 'rezei' is in the simple past tense of 'rezer' ('to pray'), and 'nas capelas' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'in the chapels'.

• Pensa em casar no fim do verão que vem

  ➔ Use of the verb 'pensar' in the present tense with preposition 'em' followed by infinitive 'casar' to express intention or plan

  ➔ The phrase 'Pensa em casar' combines 'pensar' (to think) with 'em' (in/on/about) and the infinitive 'casar' (to marry) to express a plan or intention.

• Que eu estou tão nervosa com esta coisa do casar, meu Deus

  ➔ Use of the present tense of 'estar' to describe emotional state, with adverb 'tão' for degree

  ➔ The phrase 'Que eu estou tão nervosa' uses 'estar' in the present tense to express feeling nervous, with 'tão' emphasizing the degree of nervousness.