Chico Buarque
Agora falando sério lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:57
Agora falando sério
Now speaking seriously
Eu queria não cantar
I wish I wouldn't sing
A cantiga bonita
The beautiful song
Que se acredita
That is believed
Que o mal espanta
That scares away the evil
Dou um chute no lirismo
I kick the lyricism
Um pega no cachorro
Grab the dog
E um tiro no sabiá
And shoot the thrush
Dou um fora no violino
I ditch the violin
Faço a mala e corro
Pack my bag and run
Pra não ver a banda passar
To not see the band go by
Agora falando sério
Now, speaking seriously
Eu queria não mentir
I wish I didn't lie
Não queria enganar
I didn't want to deceive
Driblar, iludir
Dodge, trick
Tanto desencanto
So much disillusionment
E você que está me ouvindo
And you, who's listening to me
Quer saber o que está havendo
Want to know what's happening
Com as flores do meu quintal
With the flowers in my yard
O amor-perfeito, traindo
The perfect love, betraying
A sempre-viva, morrendo
The everlasting flower, dying
E a rosa, cheirando mal
And the rose, smelling bad
Agora falando sério
Now, speaking seriously
Preferia não falar
I would rather not speak
Nada que distraísse
Nothing to distract
O sono difícil
The hard sleep
Como acalanto
Like a lullaby
Eu quero fazer silêncio
I want to make silence
Um silêncio tão doente
A silence so sick
Do vizinho reclamar
For the neighbor to complain
E chamar polícia e médico
And call the police and the doctor
E o síndico do meu tédio
And the janitor of my boredom
Pedindo pra eu cantar
Asking me to sing
Agora falando sério
Now, seriously
Eu queria não cantar
I wish I didn't have to sing
Falando sério
Speaking seriously
Agora falando sério
Now, seriously
Preferia não falar
I would rather not speak
Falando sério
Speaking seriously
Falando sério
Speaking seriously
Agora falando sério
Now, speaking seriously
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Key vocabulary
- agora
- nowA1
- falando
- speaking
- sério
- seriousA2
- queria
- would like
- cantar
- singA1
- cantiga
- song
- bonita
- prettyA2
- saber
- knowA1
- ver
- seeA1
- passar
- passA2
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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.