Gilberto Gil
Chuckberry Fields Forever lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:37
Trazidos d'África pra Américas de Norte e Sul
Brought from Africa to the Americas of North and South
Tambor de tinto timbre tanto tonto tom tocou
Drum of deep tone, so dizzy, it struck a beat
E neve, garça branca, valsa do Danúbio Azul
And snow, white heron, waltz of the Blue Danube
Tonta de tanto embalo, num estalo desmaiou
Dizzy from so much sway, in a snap she fainted
Vertigem verga, a virgem branca tomba sob o sol
Dizziness bows, the white virgin falls under the sun
Rachado em mil raios pelo machado de Xangô
Cracked in a thousand rays by the axe of Xangô
E assim gerados, a rumba, o mambo, o samba, o rhythm'n'blues
And thus were born, the rumba, the mambo, the samba, the rhythm and blues
Tornaram-se os ancestrais, os pais do rock and roll
They became the ancestors, the fathers of rock and roll
Rock é o nosso tempo, baby
Rock is our time, baby
Rock and roll é isso
Rock and roll is this
Chuck Berry fields forever
Chuck Berry fields forever
Os quatro cavaleiros do após-calipso
The four horsemen of post-calypso
O após-calipso
The post-calypso
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Capítulo um
Chapter one
Versículo vinte
Verse twenty
-Sículo vinte
-Sicle twenty
Século vinte e um
Twenty-first century
Versículo vinte
Verse twenty
-Sículo vinte
-Sicle twenty
Século vinte e um
Twenty-first century
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Key vocabulary
- trazidos
- brought
- áfrica
- Africa
- américas
- AmericasA2
- norte
- northA1
- sul
- southA1
- tambor
- drumB1
- tinto
- red
- tom
- tone
- tocou
- touched
- garça
- heron
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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.