Gilberto Gil
A faca e o queijo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:15
Você reclama
You complain
Que eu não lhe faço uma canção
That I don't make you a song
Acha que a chama
You think that the flame
A velha chama da paixão
The old flame of passion
Não nos inflama mais
No longer ignites us
Com tanto ardor
With so much fervor
Como na época em que éramos
Like in the days when we were
A faca e o queijo
The knife and the cheese
A faca e o queijo
The knife and the cheese
E o desejo tinha mãos
And desire had hands
E as mãos traquejou
And the hands trembled
No bom manejo da emoção
In the good handling of emotion
No jeito de tomar
In the way of taking
No ato de cortar
In the act of cutting
No simples fato de juntar
In the simple fact of bringing together
A faca e o queijo
The knife and the cheese
A gente ama
We love
E o amor produz transformações
And love brings transformations
A velha chama
The old flame
Acende novas ilusões
Ignites new illusions
Com manos bem mais sutis
With hands much more subtle
Novos desejos
New desires
Vão tornando nossos beijos
Are making our kisses
Mais azuis, menos carmes
More blue, less crimson
Você reclama
You complain
E eu sei que é só por reclamar
And I know it's just for the sake of complaining
Como quem chama
Like someone calling
Outra criança pra jogar
Another child to play
Seus jogos infantis
Your childish games
Ainda nos vejo
I still see us
Como outrora
Like before
Faca e queijo sim
Knife and cheese, yes
Num tempo mais feliz
In a happier time
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Key vocabulary
- chama
- flameA2
- cortar
- cutA2
- desejo
- desireA2
- desejos
- desiresA2
- fato
- factA2
- feliz
- happyA2
- reclama
- complain
- faço
- do
- canção
- songA2
- acha
- findsA2
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About this song
Gilberto Gil was a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter associated with Tropicália and other innovative trends in Brazilian music. He is known for expanding Brazilian musical language through late-1960s and 1970s recordings and for combining an active political career, including serving as Brazil’s minister of culture, with ongoing work as a recording artist.