Chico Buarque
Filosofia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:20
O mundo me condena
The world condemns me
E ninguém tem pena
And nobody feels sorry
Falando sempre mal do meu nome
Always talking bad about my name
Deixando de saber
Forgetting to know
Se eu vou morrer de sede
If I'll die of thirst
Ou se vou morrer de fome
Or if I'll die of hunger
Mas a filosofia, hoje, me auxilia
But philosophy, today, helps me
A viver indiferente assim
To live indifferent like this
Nesta prontidão sem fim
In this endless readiness
Vou fingindo que sou rico
I'm pretending that I'm rich
Pra ninguém zombar de mim
So no one can mock me
Não me incomodo
I don't mind
Que você me diga
If you tell me
Que a sociedade é minha inimiga
That society is my enemy
Pois cantando neste mundo
For singing in this world
Vivo escravo do meu samba
I live enslaved to my samba
Muito embora vagabundo
Even though I'm a drifter
Quanto a você
As for you
Da aristocracia
From the aristocracy
Que tem dinheiro
Who has money
Mas não compra alegria
But it doesn't buy joy
Há de viver eternamente
It shall live forever
Sendo escrava dessa gente
Being a slave to these people
Que cultiva hipocrisia
Who cultivate hypocrisy
O mundo me condena
The world condemns me
E ninguém tem pena
And no one has pity
Falando sempre mal do meu nome
Always speaking ill of my name
Deixando de saber
Forgetting to know
Se eu vou morrer de sede
If I'm going to die of thirst
Ou se vou morrer de fome
Or if I'm going to die of hunger
Mas a filosofia, hoje, me auxilia
But philosophy, today, helps me
A viver indiferente assim
To live indifferent like this
Nesta prontidão sem fim
In this endless readiness
Vou fingindo que sou rico
I'm pretending to be rich
Pra ninguém zombar de mim
So no one will mock me
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Key vocabulary
- mundo
- worldA2
- condena
- condemnB1
- ninguém
- nobodyA2
- pena
- pityB2
- falando
- speaking
- sempre
- alwaysA1
- mal
- badlyA2
- nome
- nameA1
- deixando
- leavingA2
- saber
- knowA1
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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.