Chico Buarque
Brejo da Cruz lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:33
A novidade
The news
Que tem no Brejo da Cruz
That exists in Brejo da Cruz
É a criançada
Is the kids
Se alimentar de luz
Feeding on light
Alucinados
In a daze
Meninos ficando azuis
Boys turning blue
E desencarnando
And disembodied
Lá no Brejo da Cruz
There in Brejo da Cruz
Eletrizados
Electrified
Cruzam os céus do Brasil
They cross the skies of Brazil
Na rodoviária
At the bus station
Assumem formas mil
They take a thousand shapes
Uns vendem fumo
Some sell smoke
Tem uns que viram Jesus
There are those who become Jesus
Muito sanfoneiro
A lot of accordion players
Cego tocando blues
Blind men playing the blues
Uns têm saudade
Some feel nostalgia
E dançam maracatus
And they dance maracatus
Uns atiram pedra
Some throw stones
Outros passeiam nus
Others stroll naked
Mas há milhões desses seres
But there are millions of these beings
Que se disfarçam tão bem
Who disguise themselves so well
Que ninguém pergunta
That no one asks
De onde essa gente vem
Where these people come from
São jardineiros
They are gardeners
Guardas-noturnos, casais
Night watchmen, couples
São passageiros
They are passersby
Bombeiros e babás
Firefighters and nannies
Já nem se lembram
They no longer remember
Que existe um Brejo da Cruz
That there exists a Brejo da Cruz
Que eram crianças
That they were children
E que comiam luz
And that they ate light
São faxineiros
They are cleaners
Balançam nas construções
Swinging in the constructions
São bilheteiras
They are ticket sellers
Baleiros e garçons
Candy vendors and waiters
Já nem se lembram
They no longer remember
Que existe um Brejo da Cruz
That there is a Brejo da Cruz
Que eram crianças
That they were children
E que comiam luz
And that they ate light
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Key vocabulary
- novidade
- newsB1
- brejo
- marsh
- cruz
- crossA2
- criançada
- kids
- alimentar
- feed
- luz
- lightA1
- alucinados
- hallucinated
- meninos
- boysA1
- ficando
- staying
- azuis
- bluesA2
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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.