Caetano Veloso
Meia Lua Inteira lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- MPB, Tropicália
- Length
- 3:44
Meia lua inteira, sopapo
Half moon whole, slap
Na cara do fraco
In the face of the weak
Estrangeiro gozador
Taunting foreigner
Cocar de coqueiro baixo
Low coconut headdress
Quando o engano se enganou
When the trick was tricked
São dim, dão, dão, São Bento
Saint dim, giving, giving, Saint Benedict
Grande homem de movimento
Great man of movement
Martelo do tribunal
Hammer of the court
Sumiu na mata adentro
Disappeared deep in the woods
Foi pego sem documento
Was caught without papers
No terreiro regional
In the regional yard
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Terça-feira, capoeira rá-rá-rá
Tuesday, capoeira rá-rá-rá
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on my way wherever it leads, rá-rá-rá-rá
Verdadeiro rá-rá-rá
True one, rá-rá-rá
Derradeiro rá-rá-rá
Final one, rá-rá-rá
Não me impede de cantar, rá-rá-rá-rá
Don't stop me from singing, rá-rá-rá-rá
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on my way wherever it leads, rá-rá-rá-rá
Bimba birimba a mim que diga
Bimba birimba says to me
Taco de arame, cabaça, barriga
Wire bat, gourd, belly
São dim, dão, dão, São Bento
Saint dim, give, give, Saint Benedict
Grande homem de movimento
Great man of action
Nunca foi um marginal
He was never an outlaw
Sumiu na praça a tempo
He vanished in the square on time
Caminhando contra o vento
Walking against the wind
Sobre a prata capital
About the silver capital
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Uera rá-rá-rá
Terça-feira, capoeira rá-rá-rá
Tuesday, capoeira rá-rá-rá
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on the path wherever it leads, ha-ha-ha-ha
Derradeiro rá-rá-rá
Final one, ha-ha-ha
Verdadeiro rá-rá-rá
True one, ha-ha-ha
Não me impede de cantar, rá-rá-rá-rá
Don't stop me from singing, ha-ha-ha-ha
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on the path wherever it leads, ha-ha-ha-ha
Uera rá-rá-rá
Wow, ha-ha-ha
Uera rá-rá-rá
Wow, ha-ha-ha
Terça-feira, capoeira rá-rá-rá
Tuesday, capoeira, ha-ha-ha
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on the path wherever it leads, ha-ha-ha-ha
Verdadeiro rá-rá-rá
True one, ha-ha-ha
Derradeiro rá-rá-rá
Last hurrah, ha-ha-ha
Não me impede de cantar, rá-rá-rá-rá
Don't stop me from singing, ha-ha-ha-ha
Tô no pé de onde der, rá-rá-rá-rá
I'm on the beat wherever it goes, ha-ha-ha-ha
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Key vocabulary
- meia
- halfA2
- lua
- moonA2
- pé
- footA2
- inteira
- whole
- sopapo
- punch
- cara
- faceA2
- fraco
- weakA2
- estrangeiro
- foreignerA1
- gozador
- jester
- cocar
- to pose
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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.