Caetano Veloso
Piaba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:08
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você vai dar
One day you'll take
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você dá
One day you'll take
Um cardume de surfistas
A school of surfers
Anda zanzando à sua procura
Roams around looking for you
Deslizando sobre as cristas
Sliding over the crests
Das ondas do mar dessa loucura
Of the waves of this madness
Piaba e acaba, ninguém te ganha
You fade away, no one can beat you
Acaba, ninguém te fatura
You end, no one can profit from you
Pois nesses três dias
For in these three days
É só comigo que você futura
It's only with me that you dream
Piaba, piaba
Fade, fade
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Wasting so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você vai dar
One day you'll take
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você dá
One day you'll take
Um cardume de surfistas
A school of surfers
Anda zanzando à sua procura
Is wandering around in search of you
Deslizando sobre as cristas
Gliding over the crests
Das ondas do mar dessa loucura
Of the waves of this madness
Piaba e acaba, ninguém te ganha
You're a little fish, no one can catch you
Acaba, ninguém te fatura
It's over, no one can profit from you
Pois nesses três dias
For in these three days
É só comigo que você futura
It's only with me that you dream
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Little fish, little fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você vai dar
One day you'll give
Piaba, piaba
Piaba, piaba
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending so much energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Piaba, piaba
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você dá
One day you'll give
Um cardume de surfistas
A school of surfers
Anda zanzando à sua procura
Wanders searching for you
Deslizando sobre as cristas
Gliding over the crests
Das ondas do mar dessa loucura
Of the waves of this madness
Piaba e acaba, ninguém te ganha
Fish and end it, no one can beat you
Acaba, ninguém te fatura
End it, no one can cash in on you
Pois nesses três dias
Because in these three days
É só comigo que você futura
It's only with me that you're dreaming
Piaba, piaba
Fish, fish
Gastar tanta energia pra nada
Spending all that energy for nothing
Piaba, piaba
Fish, fish
Mas é comigo que o mergulho
But it's with me that the dive
Um dia você dá
One day you will take
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Key vocabulary
- energia
- energyA2
- tanta
- so muchA2
- piaba
- small fish
- gastar
- spend
- nada
- nothingA1
- mergulho
- diveB1
- dia
- dayA1
- vai
- go
- dar
- giveA1
- dá
- gives
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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.