Chico Buarque
Bastidores lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1980
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:31
Chorei, chorei
I cried, I cried
Até ficar com dó de mim
Until I felt sorry for myself
E me tranquei no camarim
And I locked myself in the dressing room
Tomei um calmante, um excitante
I took a sedative, an upper
E um bocado de gim
And a bit of gin
Amaldiçoei
I cursed
O dia em que te conheci
The day I met you
Com muitos brilhos me vesti
I dressed in many glitters
Depois me pintei, me pintei
Then I painted myself, I painted myself
Me pintei, me pintei
I painted myself, I painted myself
Cantei, cantei
I sang, I sang
Como é cruel cantar assim
How cruel it is to sing like this
E num instante de ilusão
And in a moment of illusion
Te vi pelo salão
I saw you in the hall
A caçoar de mim
Mocking me
Não me troquei
I didn't change
Voltei correndo ao nosso lar
I ran back home
Voltei pra me certificar
I came back to make sure
Que tu nunca mais vai voltar
That you will never return
Vai voltar, vai voltar
You will return, you will return
Cantei, cantei
I sang, I sang
Nem sei como eu cantava assim
I don't even know how I sang like that
Só sei que todo o cabaré
All I know is that the whole cabaret
Me aplaudiu de pé
Applauded me standing up
Quando cheguei ao fim
When I reached the end
Mas não bisei
But I didn't come back for an encore
Voltei correndo ao nosso lar
I ran back home
Voltei pra me certificar
I came back to make sure
Que tu nunca mais vai voltar
That you won't ever come back
Vai voltar, vai voltar
Will come back, will come back
Cantei, cantei
I sang, I sang
Jamais cantei tão lindo assim
Never have I sung so beautifully
E os homens lá pedindo bis
And the men out there asking for an encore
Bêbados e febris
Drunken and feverish
A se rasgar por mim
Tearing themselves apart for me
Chorei, chorei
I cried, I cried
Até ficar com dó de mim
Until I felt sorry for myself
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- ficar
- stayA1
- muitos
- manyA1
- chorei
- cried
- dó
- C noteB2
- tranquei
- locked
- camarim
- dressing room
- tomei
- took
- calmante
- calmingB2
- excitante
- excitingA2
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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.