Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu ontem
Sonhei com rosa meu amor
Chorando a se lastimar
Depois de me dar um beijo
Dizia, meu benzinho
Vivo sempre a te esperar
Rosa morena
Ficou lá no Mearim eu longe dela
E ela tão longe de mim
Se eu pudesse
Reviver nossa amizade
Nosso amor tudo verdade
Não podia mais ter fim
Me alembro agora
Nessa noite era flor quase botão
Volta a saudade
Não podia mais ter fim
Me alembro agora
Nessa noite de São João
Rosa morena
Era flor quase botão
Volta a saudade
De quebrada em quebrada
Vai dizer a minha amada
Que ainda é seu meu coração
Translation
Yesterday I
Dreamed of Rosa, my love
Crying and lamenting
After giving me a kiss
She said, my benzinho
I'm always waiting for you
Rosa morena
Stayed there in Mearim, I far from her
And she so far from me
If I could
Relive our friendship
Our love, all true
It could never end
I remember now
On that night she was a flower, almost a bud
The saudade returns
It could never end
I remember now
On that São João night
Rosa morena
She was a flower, almost a bud
The saudade returns
From neighborhood to neighborhood
Go tell my beloved
That my heart is still yours
Yesterday I
Dreamed of Rosa, my love
Crying and lamenting
After giving me a kiss
She said, my benzinho
I'm always waiting for you
