Chico Buarque
Festa imodesta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:45
Minha gente
My people
Era triste amargurada
It was sad and bitter
Inventou a batucada
Invented the rhythm
Pra deixar de padecer
To stop suffering
Salve o prazer
Hail to pleasure
Salve o prazer
Hail to pleasure
Numa festa imodesta como esta
At a modest party like this
Vamos homenagear
Let's pay tribute
Todo aquele que nos empresta sua festa
To everyone who lends us their celebration
Construindo coisas pra se cantar
Building things to sing about
Tudo aquilo que o malandro pronuncia
All that the rogue pronounces
E o otário silencia
And the fool remains silent
Toda festa que se dá ou não se dá
Every party that happens or doesn't happen
Passa pela fresta da cesta e resta a vida
Passes through the crack of the basket and life remains
Acima do coração
Above the heart
Que sofre com razão
That suffers with reason
A razão que volta no coração
The reason that returns to the heart
E acima da razão a rima
And above reason, the rhyme
E acima da rima a nota da canção
And above the rhyme, the note of the song
Bemol natural sustenida no ar
Natural flat sustained in the air
Viva aquele que se presta a esta ocupação
Long live those who dedicate themselves to this occupation
Salve o compositor popular
Hail the popular composer
Tudo aquilo que o malandro pronuncia
Everything that the trickster utters
E o otário silencia
While the fool remains silent
Toda festa que se dá ou não se dá
Every party that happens or doesn't happen
Passa pela fresta da cesta e resta a vida
Goes through the crack in the basket and leaves life behind
Acima do coração
Above the heart
Que sofre com razão
That suffers with reason
A razão que volta no coração
The reason that returns to the heart
E acima da razão a rima
And above reason, the rhyme
E acima da rima a nota da canção
And above the rhyme, the note of the song
Bemol natural sustenida no ar
Natural flat, sustained in the air
Viva aquele que se presta a esta ocupação
Long live those who dedicate themselves to this occupation
Salve o compositor popular
Hail to the popular composer
Salve o compositor popular
Hail to the popular composer
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Key vocabulary
- viva
- liveA2
- volta
- returnA2
- gente
- peopleA2
- triste
- sadA2
- amargurada
- bitter
- inventou
- inventedA2
- batucada
- drumming
- deixar
- leaveA2
- padecer
- suffer
- salve
- hail
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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.