Chico Buarque
Até o Fim lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:25
Quando nasci veio um anjo safado
When I was born, a naughty angel came
O chato dum querubim
The annoying little cherub
E decretou que eu tava predestinado
And decreed that I was destined
A ser errado assim
To be wrong like this
Já de saída a minha estrada entortou
Even from the start, my path was bent
Mas vou até o fim
But I'll go all the way
"Inda" garoto deixei de ir à escola
"Still" a kid, I stopped going to school
Cassaram meu boletim
They took away my report card
Não sou ladrão, eu não sou bom de bola
I'm not a thief, I'm not good at ball
Nem posso ouvir clarim
Nor can I hear the trumpet
Um bom futuro é o que jamais me esperou
A good future is what never awaited me
Mas vou até o fim
But I'll go all the way
Eu bem que tenho ensaiado um progresso
I've been rehearsing a progress
Virei cantor de festim
I've become a festival singer
Mamãe contou que eu faço um bruto sucesso
Mom said I'm a huge success
Em Quixeramobim
In Quixeramobim
Não sei como o maracatu começou
I don't know how the maracatu began
Mas vou até o fim
But I'll go all the way
Por conta de umas questões paralelas
Due to some parallel issues
Quebraram meu bandolim
They broke my bandolim
Não querem mais ouvir as minhas mazelas
They don't want to hear my woes anymore
E a minha voz chinfrim
And my whiny voice
Criei barriga, a minha mula empacou
I've gained some weight, my stubborn mule won't budge
Mas vou até o fim
But I'm going all the way
Não tem cigarro acabou minha renda
There's no cigarettes, my income has dried up
Deu praga no meu capim
A blight hit my grass
Minha mulher fugiu com o dono da venda
My wife ran off with the shopkeeper
O que será de mim?
What will become of me?
Eu já nem lembro "pronde" mesmo que vou
I don't even remember where I'm going anymore
Mas vou até o fim
But I'm going all the way
Como já disse era um anjo safado
As I already said, it was a naughty angel
O chato dum querubim
The annoying cherub
Que decretou que eu tava predestinado
Who decreed that I was destined
A ser todo ruim
To be all bad
Já de saída a minha estrada entortou
Right from the start, my path twisted
Mas vou até o fim
But I'll go all the way
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Key vocabulary
- assim
- thusA1
- bem
- goodA1
- bom
- goodA1
- escola
- schoolA1
- fim
- endA1
- garoto
- boyA1
- ir
- goA1
- já
- alreadyA1
- ouvir
- hearA1
- veio
- cameA1
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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.