Gilberto Gil
Ciência e arte lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:08
Tu és meu Brasil em toda parte
You are my Brazil everywhere
Quer na ciência ou na arte
Whether in science or in art
Portentoso e altaneiro
Imposing and towering
Os homens que escreveram tua história
The men who wrote your history
Conquistaram tuas glórias
Conquered your glories
Epopéias triunfais
Triumphant epics
Quero neste pobre enredo
I want in this humble tale
Reviver, glorificando os homens teus
To revive, glorifying your men
Levá-los ao panteon dos grandes imortais
To take them to the pantheon of great immortals
Pois merecem muito mais
For they deserve much more
Não querendo levá-los ao cume da altura
Not wanting to take them to the peak of height
Cientistas tu tens e tens cultura
You have scientists and you hold culture
E neste rude poema destes pobres vates
And in this rough poem of these humble bards
Há sábios como Pedro Américo e Cesar Lattes
There are sages like Pedro Américo and Cesar Lattes
Tu és meu Brasil em toda parte
You are my Brazil everywhere
Quer na ciência ou na arte
Whether in science or in art
Portentoso e altaneiro
Mighty and proud
Os homens que escreveram tua história
The men who wrote your history
Conquistaram tuas glórias
Conquered your glories
Epopéias triunfais
Triumphant epics
Quero neste pobre enredo
I want in this poor plot
Reviver, glorificando os homens teus
To revive, glorifying your men
Levá-los ao panteon dos grandes imortais
To take them to the pantheon of the great immortals
Pois merecem muito mais
For they deserve so much more
Não querendo levá-los ao cume da altura
Not wanting to take them to the height of the summit
Cientistas tu tens e tens cultura
You have scientists and you have culture
E neste rude poema destes pobres vates
And in this rough poem of these poor bards
Há sábios como Pedro Américo e Cesar Lattes
There are sages like Pedro Américo and Cesar Lattes
Tu és meu Brasil em toda parte
You are my Brazil everywhere
Quer na ciência ou na arte
Whether in science or in art
Portentoso e altaneiro
Stately and towering
Os homens que escreveram tua história
The men who wrote your story
Conquistaram tuas glórias
Achieved your glories
Epopéias triunfais
Triumphant epics
Quero neste pobre enredo
I want in this humble tale
Reviver, glorificando os homens teus
To revive, glorifying your men
Levá-los ao panteon dos grandes imortais
To take them to the pantheon of great immortals
Pois merecem muito mais
For they deserve so much more
Pois merecem muito mais
For they deserve so much more
Pois merecem muito mais
For they deserve so much more
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Key vocabulary
- enredo
- plotB2
- brasil
- Brazil
- toda
- allA2
- parte
- partA2
- quer
- want
- ciência
- scienceA2
- arte
- artA1
- portentoso
- ominous
- altaneiro
- proud
- homens
- menA2
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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.