Chico Buarque
Feijoada Completa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:51
Mulher
Woman
Você vai gostar
You're gonna like it
Tô levando uns amigos pra conversar
I'm bringing some friends to chat
Eles vão com uma fome que nem me contem
They're coming with a hunger you can't even imagine
Eles vão com uma sede de anteontem
They're coming with a thirst from two days ago
Salta cerveja estupidamente gelada prum batalhão
Let's pour some ice-cold beer for a battalion
E vamos botar água no feijão
And we'll put some water in the beans
Mulher
Woman
Não vá se afobar
Don't rush it now
Não tem que pôr a mesa, nem dá lugar
No need to set the table, nor make a place
Ponha os pratos no chão, e o chão tá posto
Put the plates on the floor, and the floor is set
E prepare as lingüiças pro tiragosto
And prepare the sausages for a snack
Uca, açúcar, cumbuca de gelo, limão
Uca, sugar, bowl of ice, lemon
E vamos botar água no feijão
And let's add water to the beans
Mulher
Woman
Você vai fritar
You will fry
Um montão de torresmo pra acompanhar
A whole bunch of cracklings to go along
Arroz branco, farofa e a malagueta
White rice, farofa, and the malagueta
A laranja-bahia ou da seleta
The bahia orange or the mixed ones
Joga o paio, carne seca, toucinho no caldeirão
Throw in the sausage, dried meat, bacon in the cauldron
E vamos botar água no feijão
And let's add water to the beans
Mulher
Woman
Depois de salgar
After salting it
Faça um bom refogado, que é pra engrossar
Make a good sauté, to thicken it up
Aproveite a gordura da frigideira
Take advantage of the grease from the pan
Pra melhor temperar a couve mineira
To better season the miner's cabbage
Diz que tá dura, pendura a fatura no nosso irmão
Says it's tough, hang the bill on our brother
E vamos botar água no feijão
And let's add water to the beans
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Key vocabulary
- mulher
- womanA1
- vai
- go
- gostar
- likeA1
- levando
- carrying
- amigos
- friendsA1
- conversar
- talkA1
- vão
- emptiness
- fome
- hungerA2
- contem
- contain
- sede
- thirst
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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.