Composer: Elba Ramalho, Alceu Valença
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Hoje eu sonhei que ela voltava
E vinha muito mais que linda
À meia-luz me acordava
Cheirando à flor de tangerina
Eu lhe amava e mergulhava
No seu olhar de onça-menina
E docemente me afogava
Em suas águas cristalinas
Eu lhe amava e mergulhava
No seu olhar de onça-menina
E docemente me afogava
Em suas águas cristalinas
Em suas águas
Depois sonhei que ela voltava
E dessa vez bem mais que linda
À meia-luz me afagava
E sua pele era tão fina
Quando acordei, meu bem chegava
Seria onça ou menina?
Chegar assim, de madrugada
Cheirando à flor de tangerina
Cheirando à flor
Depois sonhei que ela voltava
E dessa vez bem mais que linda
À meia-luz me afagava
E sua pele era tão fina
Quando acordei, meu bem chegava
Seria onça ou menina?
Chegar assim, de madrugada
Cheirando à flor de tangerina
Quando acordei, meu bem chegava
Seria onça ou menina?
Chegar assim, de madrugada
Cheirando à flor de tangerina
Cheirando à flor
Translation
Today I dreamed that she was coming back
And she was much more than beautiful
In the dim light she woke me up
Smelling of tangerine blossom
I loved her and plunged
Into her jaguar-girl gaze
And sweetly drowned myself
In her crystalline waters
I loved her and plunged
Into her jaguar-girl gaze
And sweetly drowned myself
In her crystalline waters
In her waters
Then I dreamed that she was coming back
And this time even more than beautiful
In the dim light she caressed me
And her skin was so fine
When I woke up, my love was arriving
Was she a jaguar or a girl?
Arriving like this, in the early morning
Smelling of tangerine blossom
Smelling of blossom
Then I dreamed that she was coming back
And this time even more than beautiful
In the dim light she caressed me
And her skin was so fine
When I woke up, my love was arriving
Was she a jaguar or a girl?
Arriving like this, in the early morning
Smelling of tangerine blossom
When I woke up, my love was arriving
Was she a jaguar or a girl?
Arriving like this, in the early morning
Smelling of tangerine blossom
Smelling of blossom
