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MY LITTLE TOWN BLUES

16:05 Jan 26, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: MY LITTLE TOWN BLUES
O que exatamente significa MY LITTLE TOWN BLUES na letra da música de Frank Sinatra - New York, New York?
Paulo Sergio
Local time: 14:22


Summary of answers provided
4 +1Melancolia, tristeza da minha pequena cidade
Marlene Curtis
5A melancolia da cidadezinha
Ivan Rocha, CT
4 +1a saudade da minha cidadezinha (vai se dissolvendo)
Silvia Aquino
4ás raízes da minha música / dos meus blues
Leonor Machado
4o fado da minha terrazinha
Nick Taylor


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
my little town blues
ás raízes da minha música / dos meus blues


Explanation:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues

Leonor Machado
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
my little town blues
Melancolia, tristeza da minha pequena cidade


Explanation:
New York, New York Lyrics - Frank SinatraMy little town blues / They are melting away / I gonna make a brand new start of it / In old New York / If I can make it there / I'll make it anywhere ...www.lyricsfreak.com/.../new york new york_20056380.ht

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 13:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victória Albuquerque Silva
2794 days
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
my little town blues
o fado da minha terrazinha


Explanation:
o fado da minha terrazinha

Nick Taylor
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
my little town blues
A melancolia da cidadezinha


Explanation:
A letra contrapõe a grandeza de New York à melancolia de se viver em uma cidade pequena; diz que estar em New York faz "derreter a tristeza da cidade pequena" ("this little town blues / are melting away...".

Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
my little town blues
a saudade da minha cidadezinha (vai se dissolvendo)


Explanation:
sugestão

Silvia Aquino
Brazil
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
1 hr
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