Chico Buarque
Paratodos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:53
O meu pai era paulista
My father was from São Paulo
Meu avô, pernambucano
My grandfather, from Pernambuco
O meu bisavô, mineiro
My great-grandfather, from Minas Gerais
Meu tataravô, baiano
My great-great-grandfather, from Bahia
Meu maestro soberano
My sovereign maestro
Foi Antônio Brasileiro
Was Antônio Brasileiro
Foi Antônio Brasileiro
Was Antônio Brasileiro
Quem soprou esta toada
Who blew this tune
Que cobri de redondilhas
That I covered with verses
Pra seguir minha jornada
To follow my journey
E com a vista enevoada
And with the foggy view
Ver o inferno e maravilhas
See hell and wonders
Nessas tortuosas trilhas
On these twisted paths
A viola me redime
The guitar redeems me
Creia, ilustre cavalheiro
Believe, noble gentleman
Contra fel, moléstia, crime
Against bitterness, sickness, crime
Use Dorival Caymmi
Use Dorival Caymmi
Vá de Jackson do Pandeiro
Go with Jackson do Pandeiro
Vi cidades, vi dinheiro
I saw cities, I saw money
Bandoleiros, vi hospícios
Bandits, I saw asylums
Moças feito passarinho
Girls like little birds
Avoando de edifícios
Flying from the buildings
Fume Ari, cheire Vinícius
Smoke Ari, sniff Vinícius
Beba Nelson Cavaquinho
Drink up Nelson Cavaquinho
Para um coração mesquinho
For a petty heart
Contra a solidão agreste
Against the wild loneliness
Luiz Gonzaga é tiro certo
Luiz Gonzaga is a sure shot
Pixinguinha é inconteste
Pixinguinha is undeniable
Tome Noel, Cartola, Orestes
Take Noel, Cartola, Orestes
Caetano e João Gilberto
Caetano and João Gilberto
Viva Erasmo, Ben, Roberto
Long live Erasmo, Ben, Roberto
Gil e Hermeto, palmas para
Gil and Hermeto, applause for
Todos os instrumentistas
All the musicians
Salve Edu, Bituca, Nara
Hail Edu, Bituca, Nara
Gal, Bethania, Rita, Clara
Gal, Bethania, Rita, Clara
Evoé, jovens à vista
Evoé, youth in sight
O meu pai era paulista
My father was from São Paulo
Meu avô, pernambucano
My grandfather, from Pernambuco
O meu bisavô, mineiro
My great-grandfather, from Minas Gerais
Meu tataravô, baiano
My great-great-grandfather, from Bahia
Vou na estrada há muitos anos
I've been on the road for many years
Sou um artista brasileiro
I'm a Brazilian artist
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Key vocabulary
- cidades
- citiesA1
- dinheiro
- moneyA1
- pai
- fatherA1
- todos
- everyoneA1
- ilustre
- illustriousB2
- mesquinho
- stingyB2
- redime
- redeemsB2
- avô
- grandpaA1
- pernambucano
- Pernambucan
- bisavô
- great-grandfatherB2
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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.