Chico Buarque
Morro dois irmãos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:55
Dois irmãos quando vai alta a madrugada
Two brothers when the midnight hour is high
E a teus pés vão se encostar os instrumentos
And at your feet the instruments will lean
Aprendi a respeitar tua prumada
I learned to respect your straightness
E desconfiar do teu silêncio
And to be wary of your silence
Penso ouvir a pulsação atravessada
I think I hear the crossed heartbeat
Do que foi e o que será noutra existência
Of what was and what will be in another existence
É assim como se a rocha dilatada
It’s as if the expanded rock
Fosse uma concentração de tempos
Were a concentration of times
É assim como se o ritmo do nada
It’s as if the rhythm of nothingness
Fosse sim, todos os ritmos por dentro
Were indeed, all the rhythms within
Ou então como uma música parada
Or like a still song
Sobre uma montanha em movimento
On a mountain in motion
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Key vocabulary
- dois
- twoA2
- irmãos
- brothersA2
- vai
- go
- alta
- highA2
- madrugada
- dawnB1
- pés
- feetA2
- vão
- emptiness
- encostar
- leanB1
- instrumentos
- instrumentsA2
- aprendi
- learned
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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.