Caetano Veloso
You Don’t Know Me lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:49
You don't know me
You don't know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
You don't know me at all
You don't know me at all
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly
The world is spinning round slowly
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
You don't know me
You don't know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
You don't know me at all
You don't know me at all
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly
The world is spinning round slowly
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon and show me from behind the wall
C'mon and show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Nasci lá na Bahia, de mucama com feitor
I was born there in Bahia, a maid with a master
O meu pai dormia em cama
My father slept on a bed
Minha mãe no pisador
My mother on the floor
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
You don't know me
You don't know me
Bet you'll never get to know me (Eu, você, nós dois, já temos un passado meu amor)
Bet you'll never get to know me (You, me, us two, we already have a past, my love)
You don't know me at all (Um violão guardado, aquela flor)
You don't know me at all (A stored guitar, that flower)
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly (E outras mumunhas mais)
The world is spinning round slowly (And other little troubles too)
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall, c'mon an'
Show me from behind the wall, c'mon an'
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Hail Mary
Eu agradeço ao povo brasileiro
I thank the Brazilian people
Norte, Centro, Sul, inteiro
North, Center, South, whole
Onde reinou o baião
Where the baião reigned
Eu agradeço ao povo brasileiro
I thank the Brazilian people
Norte, Centro, Sul, inteiro
North, Center, South, whole
Onde reinou o baião
Where the baião reigned
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Key vocabulary
- já
- alreadyA1
- mãe
- motherA1
- pai
- fatherA1
- don't
- refuse
- you'll
- you will
- to
- am
- so
- only
- there's
- there is
- mon
- my
- an
- one
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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.