Caetano Veloso
Superbacana lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 1:28
Toda essa gente se engana
All these people are deceived
Então, finge que não vê que eu nasci
So, pretend you don't see that I was born
Pra ser o Superbacana
To be the Super Cool
Eu nasci pra ser o Superbacana
I was born to be the Super Cool
Superbacana, Superbacana
Super Cool, Super Cool
Superbacana
Super Cool
Super-homem, superflit
Superman, superfly
Superfink, superist
Superfink, superist
Superbacana
Super Cool
Estilhaços, sobre Copacabana
Shards, over Copacabana
O mundo em Copacabana
The world in Copacabana
Tudo em Copacabana, Copacabana
Everything in Copacabana, Copacabana
O mundo explode longe muito longe
The world explodes far, far away
O sol responde e o tempo esconde
The sun responds and time hides
O vento espalha e as migalhas
The wind spreads and the crumbs
Caem todas sobre
Fall all over
Copacabana me engana
Copacabana deceives me
Esconde o super amendoim
Hides the super peanut
O espinafre, o biotônico
The spinach, the biotonic
O comando do avião supersônico
The command of the supersonic jet
Do parque eletrônico do poder atômico
From the electronic park of atomic power
Do avanço econômico
From economic progress
A moeda número um do Tio Patinhas não é minha
Uncle Scrooge's number one coin isn't mine
Um batalhão de cowboys
A battalion of cowboys
Barra a entrada da legião dos super-heróis
Blocks the entrance to the legion of superheroes
E eu, Superbacana
And I, Super Cool
Vou sonhando até explodir colorido
I’ll dream until I burst in colors
No sol dos cinco sentidos
In the sun of the five senses
Nada no bolso ou nas mãos
Nothing in my pocket or in my hands
Um instante, maestro
One moment, maestro
Super-homem, Superflit
Superman, Superflit
Supervinc, Superist
Superwin, Superist
Superviva, Supershell
Superlive, Supershell
Superquentão
Superbloom
Super-homem, Superflit
Superman, Superflit
Supervinc
Superwin
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Key vocabulary
- gente
- peopleA2
- engana
- deceive
- finge
- pretend
- vê
- see
- nasci
- was born
- toda
- allA2
- todas
- allA2
- vento
- windA2
- superbacana
- super-cool
- super-homem
- Superman
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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.