Caetano Veloso
Gente lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:36
Gente olha pro céu
People look to the sky
Gente quer saber o um
People want to know the one
Gente é o lugar
People are the place
De se perguntar o um
To ask about the one
Das estrelas se perguntarem
From the stars they wonder
Se tantas são
If there are so many
Cada estrela se espanta
Each star is amazed
À própria explosão
At its own explosion
Gente é muito bom
People is very good
Gente deve ser o bom
People must be the good
Tem de se cuidar
You have to take care
De se respeitar o bom
To respect the good
Está certo dizer que estrelas
It's right to say that stars
Estão no olhar
Are in the gaze
De alguém que o amor te elegeu
Of someone whom love has chosen
Pra amar
To love
Marina, Bethânia, Renata, Dolores
Marina, Bethânia, Renata, Dolores
Suzana, Leilinha, Dedé
Suzana, Leilinha, Dedé
Gente viva
Living people
Brilhando estrelas na noite
Shining stars in the night
Gente quer comer, gente que ser feliz
People want to eat, people want to be happy
Gente quer respirar ar pelo nariz
People want to breathe air through their nose
Não, meu nego, não traia nunca
No, my friend, never betray
Essa força não
This strength, no
Essa força que mora em seu coração
This strength that lives in your heart
Gente lavando roupa, amassando pão
People washing clothes, kneading bread
Gente pobre arrancando a vida
Poor people pulling life
Com a mão no coração da mata
With their hand on the heart of the forest
Gente quer prosseguir
People want to move forward
Quer durar, quer crescer, gente quer luzir
Want to last, want to grow, people want to shine
Rodrigo, Roberto, Caetano, Moreno
Rodrigo, Roberto, Caetano, Moreno
Francisco, Gilberto, João
Francisco, Gilberto, João
Gente é pra brilhar
People are meant to shine
Não pra morrer de fome
Not to starve in despair
Gente deste planeta do céu de anil
People of this planet in a sky of blue
Gente, não entendo, gente nada nos viu
People, I don't understand, no one saw us
Gente espelho de estrelas, reflexo do esplendor
People, mirrors of stars, reflections of splendor
Se as estrelas são tantas, só mesmo o amor
If the stars are so many, it’s only love
Maurício, Lucila, Gildásio, Ivonete
Maurício, Lucila, Gildásio, Ivonete
Agripino, Gracinha, Zezé
Agripino, Gracinha, Zezé
Gente espelho da vida
People, the mirror of life
Doce mistério
Sweet mystery
Gente espelho da vida
People, the mirror of life
Doce mistério
Sweet mystery
Vida, doce mistério
Life, sweet mystery
Vida, doce mistério
Life, sweet mystery
Vida, doce mistério
Life, sweet mystery
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Key vocabulary
- própria
- ownA2
- respeitar
- respectA2
- tantas
- so manyA2
- gente
- peopleA2
- olha
- lookA2
- céu
- skyA2
- quer
- want
- saber
- knowA1
- lugar
- placeA1
- perguntar
- askA2
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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.