Chico Buarque
Basta um dia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:18
Pra mim basta um dia
For me, just one day is enough
Não mais que um dia
Not more than one day
Um meio dia
A half day
Me dá só um dia
Just give me one day
E eu faço desatar
And I'll make it unravel
A minha fantasia
My fantasy
Só um belo dia
Just a beautiful day
Pois se jura, se esconjura
For if we swear, if we cast out
Se ama e se tortura
We love and we torture
Se tritura, se atura e se cura
We grind, we endure, and we heal
A dor na orgia
The pain in the orgy
Da luz do dia
Of the daylight
É só o que eu pedia
Is all I asked for
Um dia pra aplacar
One day to soothe
Minha agonia
My agony
Toda a sangria
All the bleeding
Todo o veneno
All the poison
De um pequeno dia
Of a single day
Só um santo dia
Just a holy day
Pois se beija, se maltrata
For if it kisses, it mistreats
Se come e se mata
If it eats and it kills
Se arremata, se acata e se trata
If it snatches, if it accepts and it treats
A dor na orgia
The pain in the orgy
Da luz do dia
Of the daylight
É só o que eu pedia, viu?
It's all I was asking for, you see?
Um dia pra aplacar
One day to soothe
Minha agonia
My agony
Toda a sangria
All the bleeding
Todo o veneno
All the poison
De um pequeno dia
Of a little day
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Key vocabulary
- basta
- enough
- dia
- dayA1
- mais
- moreA1
- meio
- middleA2
- dá
- gives
- só
- only
- faço
- do
- desatar
- untie
- belo
- beautifulA2
- jura
- oath
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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.