Gilberto Gil
Chiclete com banana lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:26
Só ponho bebop no meu samba
I only put bebop in my samba
Quando o tio Sam pegar no tamborim
When Uncle Sam hits the tamborim
Quando ele pegar no pandeiro e no zabumba
When he picks up the pandeiro and the zabumba
Quando ele entender que o samba não é rumba
When he understands that samba isn't rumba
Aí eu vou misturar Miami com Copacabana
Then I'll mix Miami with Copacabana
Chicletes eu misturo com banana
Chewing gum I'll mix with banana
E o meu samba vai ficar assim
And my samba will end up like this
Quero ver a grande confusão
I want to see the big confusion
É o samba-rock, meu irmão
It's samba-rock, my brother
Mas em compensação
But in return
Quero ver o boogie-woogie de pandeiro e violão
I want to see the boogie-woogie of tambourine and guitar
Quero ver o tio Sam de frigideira
I want to see Uncle Sam with a frying pan
Numa batucada brasileira
In a Brazilian beat
Quero ver o tio Sam de frigideira
I want to see Uncle Sam with a frying pan
Numa batucada brasileira
In a Brazilian beat
Quero ver a grande confusão
I want to see the big confusion
É o samba-rock, meu irmão
It's samba-rock, my brother
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Key vocabulary
- só
- only
- ponho
- putA2
- tio
- uncleA1
- pegar
- grabA2
- tamborim
- tambourine
- pandeiro
- tambourine
- zabumba
- bass drum
- entender
- understandA1
- aí
- thereA1
- vou
- go
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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.