Brazilian Ivete Sangalo and Dominican Juan Luis Garcia cover Paulinho da Viola’s Não Tenho Lágrimas (original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EddY0BsiUCg). Singing in both Portuguese AND Spanish, this duo certainly love what they do and show their passion for music onstage! Although these two romance languages are very similar, they still have lots of differences pronunciation, and if you listen closely you will be able to differentiate the sounds!
What I find ironic about this song, though, is that its lyrics aren’t as upbeat as the melody.
Consider this part:
“Quero chorar, não tenho lágrimas
Que me rolem na face
Pra me socorrer
Se eu chorasse talvez desabafasse
O que sinto no peito
E não posso dizer
Só porque não sei chorar
Eu vivo triste a sofrer
Estou certo que o riso não tem nenhum valor”
Which translates to:
“I want to cry, I have no tears
That roll down my face
To help me
If I cry, maybe what I feel in my chest will collapse
And I cannot say
Just because I can not cry
I live sad to suffer
I am sure that laughter has no value”
A bit despairing, don’t you think? Even so, that won’t stop me from singing it in my sleep!
brazilian vibes 