Chico Buarque
Não sonho mais lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1980
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:01
Hoje eu sonhei contigo
Today I dreamed of you
Tanta desdita, amor
So much misfortune, my love
Nem te digo
I can't even tell you
Tanto castigo
So much punishment
Que eu tava aflita de te contar
I was so anxious to tell you
Foi um sonho medonho
It was a dreadful dream
Desses que às vezes a gente sonha
One of those we sometimes have
E baba na fronha
And drool on the pillow
E se urina toda
And wet ourselves completely
E quer sufocar
And want to suffocate
Meu amor
My love
Vi chegando um trem de candango
I saw a train of wanderers approaching
Formando um bando
Forming a gang
Mas que era um bando de orangotango
But it was a gang of orangutans
Pra te pegar
To get you
Vinha nego humilhado
Came a man, humiliated
Vinha morto-vivo
Came a walking dead
Vinha flagelado
Came battered
De tudo que é lado
From every direction
Vinha um bom motivo
Came a good reason
Pra te esfolar
To strip you bare
Quanto mais tu corria
The more you ran
Mais tu ficava
The more you stayed
Mais atolava
The deeper you sank
Mais te sujava
The dirtier you got
Amor, tu fedia
Love, you reeked
Empestava o ar
Filled the air with stench
Tu, que foi tão valente
You, who was so brave
Chorou pra gente
Cried for us
Pediu piedade
Begged for mercy
Olha que maldade
Look at this wickedness
Me deu vontade
It made me want
De gargalhar
To burst into laughter
Ao pé da ribanceira
By the edge of the cliff
Acabou-se a liça
The fight is over
E escarrei-te inteira
And I spat you out whole
A tua carniça
Your carrion
E tinha justiça
And there was justice
Nesse escarrar
In that spit
Te rasgamo a carcaça
We tear your carcass apart
Descemo a ripa
We go down the slope
Viramo as tripa
We tear our guts out
Comemo os ovo
We eat the eggs
Ai, e aquele povo
Oh, and those people
Pôs-se a cantar
Began to sing
Foi um sonho medonho
It was a terrifying dream
Desses que às vezes a gente sonha
One of those that sometimes we dream
E baba na fronha
And drool on the pillow
E se urina toda
And totally wet ourselves
E já não tem paz
And no longer have peace
Pois eu sonhei contigo
For I dreamed of you
E caí da cama
And fell from the bed
Ai, amor, não briga
Oh, love, don't fight
Ai, não me castiga
Oh, don't punish me
Ai, diz que me ama
Oh, say that you love me
E eu não sonho mais
And I won't dream anymore
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Key vocabulary
- hoje
- todayA1
- sonhei
- dreamed
- tanta
- so muchA2
- desdita
- bad luck
- amor
- loveB2
- digo
- say
- castigo
- punishmentA2
- aflita
- anxious
- contar
- countA2
- sonho
- dreamA2
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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.