Chico Buarque
O meu guri lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 4:00
Quando, seu moço, nasceu meu rebento
When, mister, my little one was born
Não era o momento dele rebentar
It wasn't the time for him to break out
Já foi nascendo com cara de fome
He was already born with a hungry face
E eu não tinha nem nome pra lhe dar
And I didn't even have a name to give him
Como fui levando, não sei lhe explicar
How I managed, I can't really explain
Fui assim levando ele a me levar
I was just carrying him as he carried me
E na sua meninice
And in his childhood
Ele um dia me disse que chegava lá
One day he told me he would make it there
Olha aí, olha aí
Look at that, look at that
Olha aí, ai o meu guri, olha aí
Look at that, oh my boy, look at that
Olha aí, é o meu guri
Look there, it's my boy
E ele chega
And here he comes
Chega suado e veloz do batente
Sweaty and fast from the grind
E traz sempre um presente pra me encabular
And he always brings a gift to throw me off
Tanta corrente de ouro, seu moço
So much gold chain, sir
Que haja pescoço pra enfiar
Hope there's a neck to fit it on
Me trouxe uma bolsa já com tudo dentro
He brought me a bag already packed with everything
Chave, caderneta, terço e patuá
Keys, notebook, rosary, and amulet
Um lenço e uma penca de documentos
A handkerchief and a bunch of documents
Pra finalmente eu me identificar, olha aí
To finally let me identify myself, look there
Olha aí, ai o meu guri, olha aí
Look at that, oh my boy, look at that
Olha aí, é o meu guri
Look at that, it's my boy
E ele chega
And he arrives
Chega no morro com o carregamento
He comes to the hill with the cargo
Pulseira, cimento, relógio, pneu, gravador
Bracelet, cement, watch, tire, recorder
Rezo até ele chegar cá no alto
I pray until he gets up here
Essa onda de assaltos tá um horror
This wave of robberies is dreadful
Eu consolo ele, e ele me consola
I comfort him, and he comforts me
Boto ele no colo pra ele me ninar
I hold him in my arms so he can rock me to sleep
De repente acordo, olho pro lado
Suddenly I wake up, look to the side
E o danado já foi trabalhar, olha aí
And that rascal has already gone to work, look there
Olha aí, ai o meu guri, olha aí (ah, olha aí meu guri)
Look there, oh my boy, look there (ah, look there my boy)
Olha aí, é o meu guri (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, it’s my boy (look there my boy)
E ele chega
And he arrives
Chega estampado, manchete, retrato
Arriving splashed, headline, portrait
Com venda nos olhos, legenda e as iniciais
With blindfolds on, captions and initials
Eu não entendo essa gente, seu moço
I don't understand these people, sir
Fazendo alvoroço demais
Making too much fuss
O guri no mato, acho que tá rindo
The boy in the woods, I think he's laughing
Acho que tá lindo de papo pro ar
I think he's looking beautiful, lying back
Desde o começo, eu não disse, seu moço
From the beginning, I didn't say, my friend
Ele disse que chegava lá
He said he would get there
Olha aí, olha aí
Look there, look there
Olha aí, ai o meu guri, olha aí (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, oh my boy, look there (look there, my boy)
Olha aí, é o meu guri (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, it's my boy (look there, my boy)
Olha aí, ai o meu guri, olha aí (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, oh my boy, look there (look there, my boy)
Olha aí, é o meu guri (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, it's my boy (look there, my boy)
Olha aí, ai o meu guri olha aí (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, oh my boy, look there (look there, my boy)
Olha aí, é o meu guri (olha aí meu guri)
Look there, it's my boy (look there, my boy)
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Key vocabulary
- alto
- tallA2
- cá
- hereA2
- cara
- faceA2
- corrente
- currentA2
- fome
- hungerA2
- identificar
- identifyA2
- lenço
- handkerchiefA2
- levar
- carryA2
- olha
- lookA2
- onda
- waveA2
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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.