Chico Buarque
Tem mais samba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 1:46
Tem mais samba no encontro
There's more samba in the meeting
Que na espera
Than in the waiting
Tem mais samba a maldade
There's more samba in the wickedness
Que a ferida
Than in the wound
Tem mais samba no porto
There's more samba at the port
Que na vela
Than in the sail
Tem mais samba o perdão
There's more samba in the forgiveness
Que a despedida
Than in the goodbye
Tem mais samba nas mãos
There's more samba in the hands
Do que nos olhos
Than in the eyes
Tem mais samba no chão
There's more samba on the ground
Do que na lua
Than on the moon
Tem mais samba no homem
There's more samba in the man
Que trabalha
Who works
Tem mais samba no som
There's more samba in the sound
Que vem da rua
That comes from the street
Tem mais samba no peito
There's more samba in the heart
De quem chora
Of those who cry
Tem mais samba no pranto
There's more samba in the weeping
De quem vê
Of those who see
Que o bom samba
That good samba
Não tem lugar, nem hora
Has no place, nor time
O coração de fora
With the heart exposed
Samba sem querer
Samba without wanting
Vem que passa
Come on, it passes
Teu sofrer
Your suffering
Se todo mundo sambasse
If everyone could samba
Seria tão fácil viver
It would be so easy to live
Vem que passa
Come on, it passes
Teu sofrer
Your suffering
Se todo mundo sambasse
If everyone danced the samba
Seria tão fácil viver
Life would be so easy
Vem que passa
Come, it will pass
Teu sofrer
Your suffering
Se todo mundo sambasse
If everyone danced the samba
Seria tão fácil viver
Life would be so easy
Vem que passa
Come, it will pass
Teu sofrer
Your suffering
Se todo mundo sambasse
If everyone danced the samba
Seria tão fácil viver
Life would be so easy
Vem que passa
Come, it will pass
Teu sofrer
Your suffering
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Key vocabulary
- mais
- moreA1
- encontro
- meetingA2
- espera
- waitA2
- maldade
- evilB2
- ferida
- woundA1
- porto
- harborA2
- vela
- candleA2
- perdão
- forgiveness
- despedida
- farewell
- mãos
- handsA2
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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.