Gilberto Gil
Átimo de pó lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:10
Entre a célula e o céu
Between the cell and the sky
O DNA e Deus
The DNA and God
O quark e a via-láctea
The quark and the Milky Way
A bactéria e a galáxia
The bacterium and the galaxy
O íon e Órion
The ion and Orion
A lua e o magnéton
The moon and the magneton
Entre a estrela e o elétron
Between the star and the electron
Entre o glóbulo e o globo blue
Between the globule and the blue globe
Eu, um cosmos em mim só
I, a cosmos all within me
Assim do yang ao yin
Thus from yang to yin
Eu e o nada, nada não
Me and nothing, nothing at all
O vasto, vasto vão
The vast, vast void
Do sem-fim além de mim
Of the endless beyond me
Ao sem-fim aquém de mim
To the endless before me
Den de mim
From me
Um átimo de pó
A moment of dust
Assim do yang ao yin
Thus from yang to yin
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Key vocabulary
- célula
- cellB1
- céu
- skyA2
- deus
- god
- via-láctea
- Milky Way
- bactéria
- bacteriaB2
- galáxia
- galaxyB1
- íon
- ion
- órion
- Orion
- lua
- moonA2
- magnéton
- magneton
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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.