Chico Buarque
Acorda, Amor lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:23
Acorda amor
Wake up, love
Eu tive um pesadelo agora
I just had a nightmare
Sonhei que tinha gente lá fora
I dreamed there were people outside
Batendo no portão, que aflição
Knocking on the door, what a distress
Era a dura, numa muito escura viatura
It was the cops, in a very dark car
Minha nossa santa criatura
Oh my, holy creature
Chame, chame, chame lá chame, chame o ladrão, chame o ladrão
Call, call, call over there, call, call the thief, call the thief
Acorda amor
Wake up, love
Não é mais pesadelo nada
It's not a nightmare anymore
Tem gente já no vão de escada
There are already people in the stairway
Fazendo confusão, que aflição
Causing a mess, what a distress
São os homens
It's the men
E eu aqui parado de pijama
And here I am, standing in my pajamas
Eu não gosto de passar vexame
I don't like to be embarrassed
Chame, chame, chame, chame o ladrão, chame o ladrão
Call, call, call, call the thief, call the thief
Se eu demorar uns meses
If I take a few months
Convém, às vezes, você sofrer
Sometimes, it's good for you to suffer
Mas depois de um ano eu não vindo
But after a year of me not coming
Ponha a roupa de domingo
Put on your Sunday dress
E pode me esquecer
And you can forget about me
Acorda amor
Wake up, love
Que o bicho é brabo e não sossega
For the beast is fierce and won't rest
Se você corre o bicho pega
If you run, the beast will catch you
Se fica não sei não
If you stay, I'm not so sure
Atenção
Attention
Não demora
Don't take too long
Dia desses chega a sua hora
One of these days, your time will come
Não discuta à toa não reclame
Don't argue for nothing, don't complain
Clame, chame lá, chame, chame
Call, shout it out, call, call
Chame o ladrão, chame o ladrão, chame o ladrão
Call the thief, call the thief, call the thief
Não esqueça a escova, o sabonete e o violão
Don't forget the toothbrush, the soap, and the guitar
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Key vocabulary
- aflição
- anguishB2
- viatura
- vehicleB2
- acorda
- wake up
- amor
- loveB2
- tive
- had
- pesadelo
- nightmareB1
- pode
- canA2
- portão
- gateA2
- roupa
- clothesA2
- violão
- guitarA2
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About this song
Chico Buarque is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and playwright associated with samba, bossa nova, and MPB. He is known for intricate harmonic work and lyrics that often engage politics and culture, including foundational recordings such as Construção and Calabar.