Gilberto Gil
Cidade do Salvador lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 7:43
Dor e dor e dor
Pain and pain and pain
Tanta dor
So much pain
A dor
The pain
A dor
The pain
A dor
The pain
Adormeço
I fall asleep
A dor mereço
I deserve the pain
Agora
Now
A dor
The pain
A dor
The pain
A dormência
The numbness
Do sono lunar
Of the lunar sleep
Sonho
Dream
Sonho
Dream
A terra
The earth
No sonho
In the dream
A terra inteira
The whole earth
No sonho
In the dream
Aterrador
Terrifying
Mar
Sea
O mar
The sea
O mar
The sea
O maremoto
The tsunami
remoto
remote
remoto
remote
motivo
reason
Teria Deus
Would God
Pra nos salvar
To save us
Fé
Faith
A fé
The faith
A fé
Faith
Só a fé
Only faith
A fé
Faith
A felicidade
Happiness
Cidade do Salvador
City of Salvador
dor
pain
dor
pain
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Key vocabulary
- dor
- painA1
- tanta
- so muchA2
- adormeço
- fall asleep
- mereço
- deserveB1
- agora
- nowA1
- dormência
- numbness
- sono
- sleep
- sonho
- dreamA2
- terra
- earthB1
- inteira
- whole
Test yourself
How much of Cidade do Salvador did you catch?
A quick quiz on the key words from this song.
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.