Lyrics of Ai De Ti Copacabana - Alceu Valença

Ai De Ti Copacabana (original)

Eu te procuro
No Leblon, Copacabana
Vejo velas de umbanda
Um buquê jogado ao mar
Um marinheiro, estrangeiro, desumano
Deixou seu amor chorando querendo se afogar
No mar
Oh, oh, no mar
Eu te procuro nos lençóis da minha cama
Ai de ti, Copacabana, será duro o teu penar
Pelo pecado de esconderes quem me ama
Ai de ti, Copacabana, serás submersa ao mar
No mar
Oh, oh, no mar
O riacho navega pro rio
E o rio desagua no mar
Pororoca faz um desafio
No encontro do rio com o mar
No mar
Oh, oh, no mar
Então mergulho no meu sonho absurdo
Entre carros, conchas, búzios
Entre os peixinhos do mar
Lembro Caymmi, Rubem Braga, João de Barro
E sigo no itinerário da princesinha do mar
No mar
Oh, oh, no mar

(translation)

I look for you
In Leblon, Copacabana
I see umbanda candles
A bouquet thrown overboard
A sailor, foreigner, inhuman
Left your love crying wanting to drown
At sea
Oh, oh, at sea
I look for you in the sheets of my bed
Woe to you, Copacabana, your suffering will be hard
For the sin of hiding the one who loves me
Woe to you, Copacabana, you will be submerged in the sea
At sea
Oh, oh, at sea
The creek navigates to the river
And the river flows into the sea
Pororoca poses a challenge
At the meeting of the river with the sea
At sea
Oh, oh, at sea
So I dive into my absurd dream
Between cars, shells, whelks
Among the sea fish
I remember Caymmi, Rubem Braga, João de Barro
I follow the little princess of the sea itinerary
At sea
Oh, oh, at sea