Gilberto Gil
Canô lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:16
Desde o tempo do carro de boi
Since the time of the ox cart
Da época do trem motriz
From the days of the steam train
Do auge dos canaviais
From the height of the sugarcane fields
Tens vivido a semear a luz
You have lived to sow the light
A paz e o amor que tem raiz
The peace and love that have roots
Na índia dos teus ancestrais
In the land of your ancestors
Vida cheia de momentos raros
A life full of rare moments
Nesta cara Santo Amaro
In this face, Santo Amaro
Terra de doces paixões
Land of sweet passions
Zeca e todas as meninas
Zeca and all the girls
E os meninos, quantos sinos
And the boys, how many bells
Quantos hinos, quantas orações
How many hymns, how many prayers
Hás de ouvir de nós
You shall hear from us
Sempre essa voz
Always this voice
Sempre essa voz
Always this voice
Sempre em tom de louvor
Always in a tone of praise
Nossa emoção, Canô
Our emotion, Canô
Nesta canção, Canô
In this song, Canô
Nossa emoção, nesta canção
Our emotion, in this song
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Congratulations to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Desde o tempo do carro de boi
Since the days of the ox cart
Da época do trem motriz
From the era of the steam train
Do auge dos canaviais
At the peak of the sugarcane fields
Tens vivido a semear a luz
You've lived sowing the light
A paz e o amor que tem raiz
The peace and love that have their roots
Na índia dos teus ancestrais
In the heritage of your ancestors
Vida cheia de momentos raros
A life full of rare moments
Nesta cara Santo Amaro
In this face Santo Amaro
Terra de doces paixões
Land of sweet passions
Zeca e todas as meninas
Zeca and all the girls
E os meninos, quantos sinos
And the boys, how many bells
Quantos hinos, quantas orações
How many hymns, how many prayers
Hás de ouvir de nós
You shall hear from us
Sempre essa voz
Always this voice
Sempre essa voz
Always this voice
Sempre em tom de louvor
Always in a tone of praise
Nossa emoção, Canô
Our emotion, Canô
Nesta canção, Canô
In this song, Canô
Nesta canção, nossa emoção
In this song, our emotion
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Oh-oh Canô
Oh-oh Canô
Ie-ie-ie Canô
Ie-ie-ie Canô
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Parabéns pra você, Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
Cem anos com você, Canô
A hundred years with you, Canô
Canô, Canô, Canô, Canô, Canô
Canô, Canô, Canô, Canô, Canô
Parabéns pra você Canô
Happy birthday to you, Canô
100 anos com você Canô!
100 years with you, Canô!
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Key vocabulary
- tempo
- timeA1
- carro
- carA1
- boi
- oxA2
- época
- period
- trem
- trainA1
- motriz
- driving
- auge
- peak
- canaviais
- sugarcane fields
- vivido
- livedA1
- semear
- sow
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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.