Caetano Veloso
Drume neguinha (Drume negrita) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:53
Drume negrinha
Sleep, my little black girl
Que eu te transo uma nova caminha
And I'll weave you a new path
Que venha ter muito axé
May it come filled with good energy
Que tenha gosto d'ocê
May it have the flavor of you
Drume pretinha
Sleep, my little dark girl
Que eu te trago de toda Bahia
And I'll bring you all the way from Bahia
Tudo que der pra trazer
Everything I can bring
Com quase todo prazer
With almost all my pleasure
Se tu drume eu te descolo um araçá
If you sleep, I'll give you a guava
Cor do céu de lá
The color of the sky over there
Se não drume esse mandu de carnaval
If this carnival vibe doesn't sleep
Não vai pegar
It won't catch on
Drume negrinha
Sleep little black girl
Que eu te transo uma nova caminha
I'll weave you a new path
Que venha ter muito axé
May it bring lots of joy
Que tenha gosto d'ocê
May it have a taste of you
Tu drume pretinha
You sleep little dark girl
Que eu te trago de toda Bahia
I'll bring you from all of Bahia
Tudo que der pra trazer
Everything I can bring
Com quase todo prazer
With almost all my pleasure
Se tu drume eu te descolo um araçá
If you dream, I'll pick you a guava
Cor do céu de lá
Color of the sky over there
Se não drume esse mandu de carnaval
If you don't dream that carnival madness
Não vai pegar
It won't catch on
Tu drume negrinha
You dream, my black girl
Que eu te transo uma nova caminha
I'll transform you into a new little path
Que venha ter muito axé
That comes with plenty of joy
Que tenha gosto d'ocê
That has your flavor
Drume pretinha
Dream, little black girl
Que eu te trago de toda Bahia
I'll bring you all of Bahia
Tudo que der pra trazer
Everything that can be brought
Com quase todo prazer
With almost all the pleasure
Que venha ter muito axé
May it come with plenty of axé
Tudo que der pra trazer
Everything that can be brought
Que tenha gosto d'ocê
May it have your flavor
Que venha ter muito axé
May it come with plenty of axé
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Key vocabulary
- drume
- drum
- negrinha
- young black woman
- transo
- actB2
- nova
- newA2
- caminha
- walksA2
- venha
- come
- muito
- muchA1
- tenha
- have
- gosto
- tasteA2
- pretinha
- black
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About this song
Caetano Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter associated with Tropicália and Brazilian popular music. Known for his genre-spanning career that has blended bossa nova, folk, and experimental rock, he is also recognized for his role in shaping the Tropicalist movement.