Gilberto Gil
Baticum lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1989
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:41
Bia falou:
Bia said:
"Ah, claro que eu vou"
"Ah, of course I'm going to"
Clara ficou
Clara stayed
Até o sol raiar
Until the sun rises
Dadá também
Dadá too
Saracoteou
Danced around
Didi tomou
Didi took
O que era pra tomar
What was meant to be taken
Ainda bem
Thank goodness
Que Isa me arrumou
That Isa set me up
Um barco bom
A good boat
Pra gente chegar lá
To get us there
Lelê também
Lelê too
Foi e apreciou
Went and enjoyed
O baticum
The rhythm
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Tinha do bom e do melhor
Had the best of the best
Tô lhe contando que é pra lhe dar água na boca
I'm telling you to make your mouth water
Veio Mané
Here comes Mané
Da Consolação
From Consolation
Veio o Barão
The Baron came
De lá do Ceará
From there, Ceará
Um professor
A professor
Falando alemão
Speaking German
Um avião
An airplane
Veio do Canadá
Came from Canada
Monsieur Dupont
Monsieur Dupont
Trouxe o dossier
Brought the dossier
E a Benetton
And Benetton
Topou patrocinar
You agreed to sponsor
A Sanyo
The Sanyo
Garantiu o som
Secured the sound
Do baticum
Of the beat
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Quem tava lá na praia viu
Whoever was there on the beach saw
E quem não viu jamais verá
And those who didn't see will never see
Mas se você quiser saber
But if you want to know
A Warner gravou
The Warner recorded
E a Globo vai passar
And Globo will air
Bia falou:
Bia said:
"Ah, claro que eu vou"
"Ah, of course I'm going"
Clara ficou
Clara stayed
Até o sol raiar
Until the sun rises
Dadá também
Dadá too
Saracoteou
Twisted around
Didi tomou
Didi took
O que era pra tomar
What was meant to be taken
Isso é que é
This is what it is
Pepe se chegou
Pepe has arrived
Pelé pintou
Pelé showed up
Só que não quis ficar
But I didn't want to stay
O campeão
The champion
Da Fórmula 1
Of Formula 1
No baticum
In the rhythm
Lá na beira do mar
There by the seaside
Aquela noite
That night
Tinha do bom e do melhor
Had the best of the best
Eu só tô lhe contando que é pra lhe dar água na boca
I'm just telling you to make your mouth water
Zeca pensou:
Zeca thought:
"Antes que era bom"
"Before it was good"
Mano cortou:
Brother cut:
"Brother, o que é que há?"
"Brother, what's going on?"
Foi a G.E.
It was G.E.
Quem iluminou
Who illuminated
E a MacIntosh
And the MacIntosh
Entrou com o vatapá
Came in with the vatapá
O JB
JB
Fez a crítica
Made the critique
E o cardeal
And the cardinal
Deu ordem pra fechar
Gave the order to close
O Carrefour
The Carrefour
Digo, o baticum
I say, the beat
Da Benetton
Of Benetton
Não, da beira do mar
No, from the seaside
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Key vocabulary
- fechar
- closeA1
- ficar
- stayA1
- mar
- seaA1
- melhor
- betterA1
- noite
- nightA1
- praia
- beachA1
- saber
- knowA1
- veio
- cameA1
- falou
- spoke
- claro
- clearA2
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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.