How do I pronounce the words in the song Aguas de Marco?
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September 19th, 2009
I really want to singn Aguas de Marco for our school talent show, but I don’t know how to speak Portuguese. I’ve been looking all over for sites that might say how, but all I get is an English translation. It’s a beautiful song and I would hate to butcher it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRqI5R6L7ow
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The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is often used by opera singers and other professionals to guide them as to precise pronunciation.
If such transcriptions are available to them, perhaps one may be available to you. I would do an on line search with the terms “IPA” “phonetic transcription” and the name of the song.
if you can get a site that would be great. I’m still looking
I’ll see what I can find.
Try this out: http://www.forvo.com/
It’s a site that teaches how to pronounce words in any foreign language.
Or you could sing the english version. Search Youtube, you’ll find versions by a lot of artists that are also great.
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