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My Heart Will Go On - Céline Dion
My Heart Will Go On - Céline Dion
English
English
Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you,
That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we’re one
Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to
In my life we’ll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
There is some love that will not go away
You’re here, there’s nothing I fear,
And I know that my heart will go on
We’ll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Spanish
Spanish
Cada noche sueño contigo, Contigo
Sé que aún existes, amor
Siempre en la distancia podremos amarnos
Sigues en mis sueños, amor
Tú, yo, eterna pasión
Siempre habrá la esperanza, amor
Si ves en donde tú estés
Yo te llevo en el alma, mí alma te seguirá
El amor nos llega y nunca nos deja
Sigue siendo luz en mi ser
No podré olvidarte, dejar de amarte
Siempre extrañaré tu querer
Tú, yo, eterna pasión
Siempre habrá la esperanza, amor
Si ves en donde tu estés
Yo te llevo en el alma, mí alma te seguirá
Amor, no siento temor
Yo sé bien que en mi alma estás
Tú, yo, eterna canción
Yo te llevo en el alma, mí alma te seguirá
Differences
Differences
English
English
“Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you…”
-It speaks of how in dreams the person appears and is “felt”.
“Far across the distance and spaces between us…”
-The immense physical separation is highlighted.
“Near, far, wherever you are…”
-It doesn't matter where the other person is.
“Once more you open the door…”
-A gentle metaphor for feeling love again, opening up emotionally.
“Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime…”
-It speaks of a love that appears only once, but lasts a lifetime.
Spanish
Spanish
“Cada noche sueño contigo, contigo…”
-It maintains the idea of dreaming, but the Spanish eliminates the deep emotional nuance (“I feel you”) and makes it more direct and repetitive (“with you, with you”).
“Siempre en la distancia podremos amarnos…”
-Transform the idea: instead of an obstacle, distance does not prevent love.
“Tú, yo, eterna pasión…”
-It completely changes the message: it speaks of eternal passion, not distance.
“No aparece una imagen equivalente.”
-The adaptation eliminates this metaphor and replaces it with phrases about soul, hope, and love.
“El amor nos llega y nunca nos deja…”
-It maintains the idea of permanence, but changes the structure and simplifies the concept.
This is clearly an adaptation, not a translation.
The Spanish version changes metaphors and imagery so the song flows better in Spanish.
“Aquarela do Brasil” - Ary Barroso
“Aquarela do Brasil” - Ary Barroso
Portugues
Portugues
Brasil
Meu Brasil brasileiro
Meu mulato inzoneiro
Vou cantar-te nos meus versos
O Brasil, samba que dá
Bamboleio que faz gingar
O Brasil do meu amor
Terra de Nosso Senhor
Brasil (Brasil)
Pra mim (pra mim)
Ó, abre a cortina do passado
Tira a mãe preta do cerrado
Bota o rei congo no congado
Brasil (Brasil)
Deixa cantar de novo o trovador
À merencória luz da Lua
Toda canção do meu amor
Quero ver essa dona caminhando
Pelos salões arrastando
O seu vestido rendado
Brasil (Brasil)
Pra mim (pra mim)
Brasil
Terra boa e gostosa
Da morena sestrosa
De olhar indiscreto
O Brasil, verde que dá
Para o mundo se admirar
O Brasil do meu amor
Terra de Nosso Senhor
Brasil (Brasil)
Pra mim (pra mim)
Ó, esse coqueiro que dá coco
Onde eu amarro a minha rede
Nas noites claras de luar
Brasil (Brasil)
Oi, estas fontes murmurantes
Oi, onde eu mato a minha sede
E onde a Lua vem brincar
Oi, esse Brasil lindo e trigueiro
É o meu Brasil brasileiro
Terra de samba e pandeiro
English
English
Brazil, my Brazilian Brazil
My mischievous mulatto
I will sing you in my verses
The Brazil, samba that gives
Swaying, that makes you sway
The Brazil of my love
Land of Our Lord
Brazil! Brazil! For me! For me!
Oh, open the curtain of the past
Take the black mother from the cerrado
Put the Congo king in the congado
Brazil! Brazil!
Let the troubadour sing again
In the melancholic light of the moon
Every song of my love
I want to see that Lady walking
Through the halls, dragging
Her lace dress
Brazil! Brazil! For me! For me!
Brazil, good and tasty land
Of the charming brunette
With indiscreet gaze
The Brazil, green that gives
For the world to admire
The Brazil of my love
Land of Our Lord
Brazil! Brazil! For me! For me!
Oh! That coconut tree that gives coconuts
Where I tie my hammock
On clear moonlit nights
Brazil! Brazil!
Oh! These murmuring fountains
Where I quench my thirst
And where the Moon comes to play
Oh! This beautiful and tanned Brazil
Is my Brazilian Brazil
Land of samba and pandeiro
Brazil! Brazil! For me! For me!
Differences
Differences
Portugues
Portugues
“Meu Brasil brasileiro / Meu mulato inzoneiro”
-He speaks directly about:Authentic Brazil,the figure of the mulatto,afro-Brazilian cultural elements.
“O Brasil, samba que dá / bamboleio que faz gingar”
-Describe the movement, the rhythm, the essence of samba.
“Terra de Nosso Senhor”
-A very Brazilian religious and cultural reference.
“Abre a cortina do passado…”
"La mãe preta"
"El rei congo"
“Da morena sestrosa / de olhar indiscreto”
-Sensuality typical of Brazilian songs of the time.
“coqueiro”, “luar”, “fontes…”
Coconut palms, Moonlit night, Fountains to cool off.
“Brasil lindo e trigueiro…”
-Mixed racial identity, Brazilian.
English
English
“My mischievous mulatto”
-It maintains the idea, but softens and changes the tone.
“The Brazil, samba that gives / Swaying that makes you sway”
-It loses cultural musicality.
“Land of Our Lord”
-Directly translated
“Oh, open the curtain of the past…”
-Avoid delving into racial/historical issues.
“Of the charming brunette / with indiscreet gaze”
-A fairly faithful translation, but less risqué.
“Oh! That coconut tree that gives coconuts…”
-It sounds more literal and less musical.
“This beautiful and tanned Brazil”
-Similar, but “tanned” sounds more touristy than racial-cultural.
The English version of Aquarela do Brasil is an adaptation, not a translation.
✔ It changes the cultural and racial focus.
✔ It simplifies Afro-Brazilian historical references.
✔ It maintains general ideas but changes the tone.
Both examples show that:
A translation tries to preserve meaning.
An adaptation focuses on rhythm, melody, and cultural resonance.
Most songs performed in multiple languages are adaptations, not literal translations.
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