Caetano Veloso
Pipoca moderna lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:10
E era nada de nem noite de negro não
And it was nothing but a night not black
E era nê de nunca mais
And it was never more
E era noite de nê nunca de nada mais
And it was a night never more of anything else
E era nem de negro não
And it was not black
Porém parece que há golpes de pê, de pé, de pão
But it seems there are blows of pê, of foot, of bread
De parecer poder
Of seeming power
E era não de nada nem
And it was not of nothing either
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
It dawns, tomorrow everything has changed
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
Night falls, tomorrow everything will change
E era nada de nem noite de negro não
And it wasn't even night of black nothing
E era nê de nunca mais
And it was never again
E era noite de nê nunca de nada mais
And it was a night of never, of nothing more
E era nem de negro não
And it wasn't even about being black
Porém parece que há golpes de pê, de pé, de pão
But it seems there are blows of pee, of foot, of bread
De parecer poder
By seeming to be able
E era não de nada nem
And it was nothing at all
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
As night fades, tomorrow everything will change
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
Night fades away, tomorrow everything's changed
E era nada de nem noite de negro não
And it was nothing, not a night of blackness at all
E era nê de nunca mais
And it was never again
E era noite de nê nunca de nada mais
And it was never night, nothing more than that
E era nem de negro não
And it was not of blackness at all
Porém parece que há golpes de pê, de pé, de pão
But it seems there are blows of 'p', of 'foot', of 'bread'
De parecer poder
Of seeming to have power
E era não de nada nem
And it was not of nothing at all
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
Dusk falls, tomorrow everything will change
Pipoca ali, aqui, pipoca além
Popcorn here, there, popcorn everywhere
Desanoitece, amanhã tudo mudou
Dusk falls, tomorrow everything will change
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Key vocabulary
- nada
- nothingA1
- noite
- nightA1
- negro
- blackA2
- nê
- hey
- nunca
- neverA1
- mais
- moreA1
- porém
- howeverA2
- parece
- seems
- há
- there is
- golpes
- blows
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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.