Chegança
Elis Regina Lyrics


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Estamos chegando daqui e dali
E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
Estamos chegando daqui e dali
E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
Trazendo na chegança
Foice velha, mulher nova
E uma quadra de esperança
E uma quadra de esperança
Ah, se vier fosse chegar
Ah, se vier fosse chegar
... Chegar sem parar
Parar pra casar
Casar os filhos e escolher
Por um mundo




Não tá de rolar por um mundo
Não tá de ro..dar

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from the song "Chegança" by Elis Regina. The song talks about people arriving from different parts of the world, carrying with them old experiences and new beginnings. The verse "Estamos chegando daqui e dali, e de todo lugar que se tem pra partir" means "We are arriving from here and there, and from every place we have to leave." It talks about the constant movement of people, the importance of migration as a way of starting anew, and the collective hope for a better future.


The chorus highlights this hope with the lines "Trazendo na chegança foice velha, mulher nova, e uma quadra de esperança" which translates to "Bringing in the arrival an old scythe, a new woman, and a block of hope." The scythe represents the hard work and struggles of the past, the new woman represents new beginnings and growth, and the block of hope represents the collective aspiration for a better future.


The latter half of the song talks about what would happen if the arrival were to continue without stopping, with the lines "Ah, se vier fosse chegar, chegar sem parar, parar pra casar, casar os filhos e escolher, por um mundo, não tá de rolar, por um mundo, não tá de ro..dar" meaning "If the arrival were to continue without stopping, stopping to get married, marrying off the children and choosing, for a world, that isn't rolling, for a world, that isn't turning." It portrays the idea of an unending cycle of arrivals and departures, and the need to actively choose the kind of world we want to make.


Overall, the song Chegança by Elis Regina is a beautiful and thought-provoking piece that talks about the significance of migration, the struggles of the past, and the collective hope for a better future.


Line by Line Meaning

Estamos chegando daqui e dali
We're arriving from here and there


E de todo lugar que se tem pra partir
And from every place we have to leave


Trazendo na chegança
Bringing in our arrival


Foice velha, mulher nova
Old scythe, new woman


E uma quadra de esperança
And a block of hope


Ah, se vier fosse chegar
Ah, if only we had come to stay


Chegar sem parar
Arrive without stopping


Parar pra casar
Stop to get married


Casar os filhos e escolher
Marry off the children and choose


Por um mundo
For a world


Não tá de rolar por um mundo
It's not easy to roll into a world


Não tá de ro..dar
It's not easy to make it work




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Comments from YouTube:

@arletebianco6900

Sensacional! Não tem pra ninguém!

@89681eric

A temática nacional-popular no repertório de Elis Regina.

@anile1548

"Estamos chegando daqui e dali[...] trazendo na chegança..." Linda interpretação de Elis, gamei nessa música!

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