Caetano Veloso
Trilhos urbanos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:46
O melhor o tempo esconde
The best things are hidden by time
Longe, muito longe
Far, far away
Mas bem dentro aqui
But right inside here
Quando o bonde dava a volta ali
When the tram turned around there
No cais de Araújo Pinho
At the Araújo Pinho dock
Tamarinderinho
Tamarind tree
Nunca me esqueci
I never forgot
Onde o imperador fez xixi
Where the emperor took a leak
Cana doce Santo Amaro
Sweet cane, Santo Amaro
Gosto muito raro
Such a rare taste
Trago em mim por ti
I carry you within me
E uma estrela sempre a luzir
And a star always shining
Bonde da Trilhos Ubanos
Bonde of Urban Tracks
Vão passando os anos
The years keep passing by
E eu não te perdi
And I haven't lost you
Meu trabalho é te traduzir
My job is to translate you
Rua da Matriz ao Conde
From Matriz Street to Conde
No trole ou no bonde
On the trolley or on the tram
Tudo é bom de ver
Everything is good to see
São Popó do Maculelê
It's Popó of Maculelê
Mas aquela curva aberta
But that open curve
Aquela coisa certa
That right thing
Não dá pra entender
It's hard to understand
O Apolo e o rio Subaé
Apollo and the Subaé river
Pena de pavão de Krishna
Peacock feather of Krishna
Maravilha, vixe Maria mãe de Deus
Wonderful, oh my God, mother of God
Será que esses olhos são meus?
Could it be that these eyes are mine?
Cinema transcendental
Transcendental cinema
Trilhos Urbanos, Gal
Urban tracks, Gal
Cantando o Balancê
Singing the Balancê
Como eu sei lembrar de você
How I know to remember you
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Key vocabulary
- esconde
- hideA2
- bonde
- tramB1
- dava
- gave
- volta
- returnA2
- ali
- thereA1
- cais
- dockB2
- araújo
- Araujo
- pinho
- pine
- tamarinderinho
- tamarind
- aqui
- hereA1
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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.