Caetano Veloso
Jorge da Capadócia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:21
Jorge sentou praça
Jorge took his place
Na cavalaria
In the cavalry
Eu estou feliz porque eu também
I am happy because I am too
Sou da sua companhia
Part of your company
Jorge sentou praça
Jorge took his place
Na cavalaria
In the cavalry
Eu estou feliz porque eu também
I am happy because I am too
Sou da sua companhia
Part of your company
Eu estou vestido com as roupas
I am dressed in the clothes
E as armas de Jorge
And the weapons of Jorge
Para que meus inimigos tenham pés
So my enemies have feet
E não me alcancem
And cannot catch me
Para que meus inimigos tenham mãos
So my enemies have hands
E não me toquem
And cannot touch me
Para que meus inimigos tenham olhos
So my enemies have eyes
E não me vejam
And cannot see me
E nem mesmo o pensamento eles possam ter
And not even the thought they can have
Para me fazeram mal
To do me harm
Armas de fogo
Firearms
Meu corpo não alcançarão
Will not reach my body
Facas e espadas se quebrem
Knives and swords shall break
Sem o meu corpo tocar
Without my body to touch
Cordas e corentes se arrebentem
Ropes and chains shall snap
Sem o meu corpo amarrar
Without my body to bind
Pois eu estou vestido com as roupas
For I am dressed in the garments
E as armas de Jorge
And the weapons of Jorge
Jorge é de Capadócia
Jorge is from Cappadocia
Salve Jorge, salve Jorge
Hail Jorge, hail Jorge
Salve Jorge, salve Jorge
Hail Jorge, hail Jorge
Salve Jorge, salve Jorge
Hail Jorge, hail Jorge
Salve Jorge, salve Jorge
Hail Jorge, hail Jorge
(Salve Jorge, salve Jorge)
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(Salve Jorge, salve Jorge)
(Hail Jorge, hail Jorge)
Key vocabulary
- jorge
- George
- sentou
- sat
- praça
- squareA1
- cavalaria
- cavalryC1
- feliz
- happyA2
- companhia
- companyA2
- vestido
- dressA2
- roupas
- clothesA2
- armas
- weaponsA2
- inimigos
- enemiesA2
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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.