Chico Buarque
Trocando Em Miúdos lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:53
Eu vou lhe deixar a medida do Bonfim
I'll leave you the measure of Bonfim
Não me valeu
It didn't help me
Mas fico com o disco do Pixinguinha, sim?
But I'll keep Pixinguinha's record, okay?
O resto é seu
The rest is yours
Trocando em miúdos, pode guardar
Putting it simply, you can keep
As sobras de tudo que chamam lar
The leftovers of everything they call home
As sombras de tudo que fomos nós
The shadows of all that we were
As marcas do amor nos nossos lençóis
The marks of love on our sheets
As nossas melhores lembranças
Our best memories
Aquela esperança de tudo se ajeitar
That hope that everything will work out
Pode esquecer
You can forget
Aquela aliança, você pode empenhar
That ring, you can pawn it
Ou derreter
Or melt it down
Mas devo dizer que não vou lhe dar
But I must say I won't give you
O enorme prazer de me ver chorar
The huge pleasure of seeing me cry
Nem vou lhe cobrar pelo seu estrago
Nor will I charge you for your damage
Meu peito tão dilacerado
My heart so torn apart
Aliás
By the way
Aceite uma ajuda do seu futuro amor
Take some help from your future love
Pro aluguel
For the rent
Devolva o Neruda que você me tomou
Give back the Neruda that you took from me
E nunca leu
And never read it
Eu bato o portão sem fazer alarde
I slam the door without a fuss
Eu levo a carteira de identidade
I take my ID with me
Uma saideira, muita saudade
One last drink, so much longing
E a leve impressão de que já vou tarde
And the light impression that I'm already late
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Key vocabulary
- vou
- go
- deixar
- leaveA2
- medida
- measureA1
- valeu
- thanksA2
- fico
- stay
- disco
- discA2
- resto
- restA2
- enorme
- hugeA2
- esperança
- hopeA2
- esquecer
- forgetA2
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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.