Valeu a Pena Lyrics Translation in English

Carlos Ramos
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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Com voz serena

With a serene voice

Perguntaram-me ao ouvido

They asked me quietly

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Vir ao mundo e ter nascido

To come into the world and be born

Com lealdade

With loyalty

Vou responder, mas primeiro

I will answer, but first

Consultei meu travesseiro

I consulted my pillow

Sobre a verdade

About the truth

Tive porém, que lembrar o meu passado

However, I had to remember my past

Horas boas do meu fado

Good hours of my destiny

E as más também

And the bad ones too


Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter vivido o que vivi

To have lived what I lived

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter sofrido o que sofri

To have suffered what I suffered

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter amado quem amei

To have loved who I loved

Ter beijado quem beijei

To have kissed who I kissed

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it


Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter sonhado o que sonhei

To have dreamed what I dreamed

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter passado o que passei

To have gone through what I went through

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Conhecer quem conheci

To have known who I knew

Ter sentido o que senti

To have felt what I felt

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter cantado o que cantei

To have sung what I sang

Ter chorado o que chorei

To have cried what I cried

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it


Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter amado quem amei

To have loved who I loved

Ter beijado quem beijei

To have kissed who I kissed

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Ter cantado o que cantei

To have sung what I sang

Ter chorado o que chorei

To have cried what I cried

Valeu a pena

Was it worth it

Added by Rui Costa
Praia, Cape Verde August 4, 2025
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