Chico Buarque
Baticum lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:43
Bia falou:
Bia said:
"Ah, claro que eu vou"
"Ah, of course I'm going to"
Clara ficou
Clara stayed
Até o sol raiar
Until the sun rises
Dadá também
Dadá too
Saracoteou
Came dancing around
Didi tomou
Didi took
O que era pra tomar
What was supposed to be taken
Ainda bem
Thank goodness
Que Isa me arrumou
That Isa set me up
Um barco bom
A good boat
Pra gente chegar lá
For us to get there
Lelê também
Lelê too
Foi e apreciou
Went and enjoyed
O baticum
The rhythm
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Tinha do bom e do melhor
Had the best of the best
Tô lhe contando que é pra lhe dar água na boca
I’m telling you to make your mouth water
Veio Mané
Here comes Mané
Da Consolação
From Consolation
Veio o Barão
The Baron arrived
De lá do Ceará
From there in Ceará
Um professor
A teacher
Falando alemão
Speaking German
Um avião
An airplane
Veio do Canadá
Came from Canada
Monsieur Dupont
Monsieur Dupont
Trouxe o dossier
Brought the dossier
E a Benetton
And Benetton
Topou patrocinar
Agreed to sponsor
A Sanyo
Sanyo
Garantiu o som
Guaranteed the sound
Do baticum
Of the beat
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Quem tava lá na praia viu
Whoever was there at the beach saw
E quem não viu jamais verá
And those who didn't see will never see
Mas se você quiser saber
But if you want to know
A Warner gravou
Warner recorded
E a Globo vai passar
And Globo will air
Bia falou:
Bia said:
"Ah, claro que eu vou"
"Oh, of course I'll go"
Clara ficou
Clara stayed
Até o sol raiar
Until the sun rises
Dadá também
Dadá too
Saracoteou
Twisted around
Didi tomou
Didi took
O que era pra tomar
What was meant to be taken
Isso é que é
That's what it is
Pepe se chegou
Pepe has arrived
Pelé pintou
Pelé showed up
Só que não quis ficar
But he didn't want to stay
O campeão
The champion
Da Fórmula 1
Of Formula 1
No baticum
In the heartbeat
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Tinha do bom e do melhor
Had the best of the best
Eu só tô lhe contando que é pra lhe dar água na boca
I'm just telling you to make your mouth water
Zeca pensou:
Zeca thought:
"Antes que era bom"
"Back when it was good"
Mano cortou:
Bro cut in:
"Brother, o que é que há?"
"Brother, what's going on?"
Foi a G.E.
It was G.E.
Quem iluminou
Who brought the light
E a MacIntosh
And the MacIntosh
Entrou com o vatapá
Came in with the vatapá
O JB
JB
Fez a crítica
Made the critique
E o cardeal
And the cardinal
Deu ordem pra fechar
Gave the order to close
O Carrefour
The Carrefour
Digo, o baticum
I say, the beat
Da Benetton
Of Benetton
Não, da beira do mar
No, by the seaside
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Key vocabulary
- mar
- seaA1
- melhor
- betterA1
- noite
- nightA1
- sol
- sunA1
- veio
- cameA1
- ainda
- stillA2
- arrumou
- tidiedA2
- beira
- edgeA2
- bem
- goodA2
- claro
- clearA2
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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.