Gilberto Gil
Cara Cara lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:37
Nas suas andanças
In your wanderings
Danças, danças, danças, danças, danças na multidão
You dance, dance, dance, dance, dance in the crowd
Veja se de vez em quando encontra, contra, contra, contra
See if once in a while you find, against, against, against
Os pedaços do meu coração
The pieces of my heart
Nas suas andanças
In your wanderings
Danças, danças, danças, danças, danças na multidão
You dance, dance, dance, dance, dance in the crowd
Veja se de vez em quando encontra, contra, contra, contra
See if once in a while you find, against, against, against
Os pedaços do meu coração
The pieces of my heart
Tira essa máscara cara a cara, cara a cara, cara a cara
Take off that mask face to face, face to face, face to face
Quero ver você
I want to see you
No trio elétrico rico, rico, rico, rico, rico, rico desendoidecer
In the electric trio, rich, rich, rich, rich, rich, rich going mad
De alegria, ria, ria, ria, ria que a luz se irradia
With joy, laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh as the light radiates
Dia, dia, dia, dia, dia de sol na Bahia
Day, day, day, day, day of sun in Bahia
Nas suas andanças
In your wanderings
Danças, danças, danças, danças, danças na multidão
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance in the crowd
Veja se de vez em quando encontra, contra, contra, contra
See if now and then you find, against, against, against
Os pedaços do meu coração
The pieces of my heart
Nas suas andanças
In your wanderings
Danças, danças, danças, danças, danças na multidão
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance in the crowd
Veja se de vez em quando encontra, contra, contra, contra
See if now and then you find, against, against, against
Os pedaços do meu coração
The pieces of my heart
Tira essa máscara cara a cara, cara a cara, cara a cara
Take off that mask face to face, face to face, face to face
Quero ver você
I want to see you
No trio elétrico rico, rico, rico, rico, rico, rico desendoidecer
In the rich electric trio, rich, rich, rich, rich, rich, rich driving wild
De alegria, ria, ria, ria, ria que a luz se irradia
With joy, laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh that the light radiates
Dia, dia, dia, dia, dia de sol na Bahia
Day, day, day, day, day of sun in Bahia
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Key vocabulary
- andanças
- wanderings
- danças
- dancesA2
- multidão
- crowdA2
- veja
- see
- vez
- turnB1
- encontra
- find
- pedaços
- piecesB1
- coração
- heartB1
- tira
- removeA2
- máscara
- maskA2
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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.