
Gilberto Gil
Cinema novo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:32
O filme quis dizer: "Eu sou o Samba"
The film meant to say: "I am the Samba"
"A Voz do Morro" rasgou a tela do Cinema
"The Voice of the Hill" tore through the Cinema screen
E começaram a se configurar
And began to take shape
Visões das coisas grandes e pequenas
Visions of the greats and the smalls
Que nos formaram e estão a nos formar
That formed us and continue to shape us
Todas e muitas: "Deus e o diabo"
All and many: "God and the Devil"
"Vidas secas", "Os Fuzis"
"Dry Lives", "The Rifles"
"Os Cafajestes", "O Padre e a Moça"
"The Scoundrels", "The Priest and the Girl"
"A Grande Feira", "O Desafio"
"The Great Fair", "The Challenge"
Outras conversas, outras conversas
Other conversations, other conversations
Sobre os jeitos do Brasil
About the ways of Brazil
Outras conversas sobre os jeitos do Brasil
Other talks about the ways of Brazil
A bossa-nova passou na prova
The bossa nova passed the test
Nos salvou na dimensão da eternidade
Saved us in the realm of eternity
Porém, aqui embaixo a vida, mera metade de nada
Yet down here, life is just half of nothing
Nem morria, nem enfrentava o problema
Neither dying nor facing the problem
Pedia soluções e explicações
Asking for solutions and explanations
E foi por isso que as imagens do país desse cinema
And that's why the images of the country's cinema
Entraram nas palavras das canções
Entered the words of the songs
Entraram nas palavras das canções
Entered the words of the songs
Primeiro foram aquelas que explicavam
First were those that explained
E a música parava pra pensar
And the music paused to think
Mas era tão bonito que parasse
But it was so beautiful to stop
Que a gente nem queria reclamar
That we didn't even want to complain
Depois, foram as imagens que assombravam
Then came the images that haunted
E outras palavras já queriam se cantar
And other words already wanted to sing
De ordem, de desordem, de loucura
Of order, of disorder, of madness
De alma à meia-noite e de indústria
Of soul at midnight and of industry
E a terra entrou em transe, ê
And the earth went into a trance, eh
No sertão de Ipanema
In the backlands of Ipanema
Em transe, ê
In trance, eh
No mar de Monte Santo
In the sea of Monte Santo
E a luz do nosso canto
And the light of our song
E as vozes do poema
And the voices of the poem
Necessitaram transformar-se tanto
Needed to transform so much
Que o samba quis dizer
That samba wanted to say
O Samba quis dizer: "eu sou o Cinema"
Samba wanted to say: 'I am Cinema'
O Samba quis dizer: "Eu sou o Cinema"
Samba wanted to say: 'I am Cinema'
Aí "O Anjo Nasceu"
There 'The Angel was Born'
Veio "O Bandido", "Meterorango"
Came 'The Bandit', 'Meteorango'
"Hitler, Terceiro Mundo"
Hitler, Third World
"Sem Essa, Aranha", "Fome de Amor"
Without This, Spider, Hunger for Love
E o filme disse: "Eu quero ser Poema"
And the movie said: 'I want to be a Poem'
Ou mais: "Quero ser filme e filme-filme"
Or more: 'I want to be a movie and a movie-movie'
"Acossado" no "Limite" da "Garganta do Diabo"
Hunted at the 'Limit' of the 'Devil's Throat'
Voltar à Atlântida e ultrapassar "O Eclipse"
Return to Atlantis and surpass 'The Eclipse'
Matar o ovo e ver a Vera Cruz
Kill the egg and see the Vera Cruz
E o Samba agora diz: "Eu sou a Luz"
And the Samba now says: 'I am the Light'
Da "Lira do Delírio", da alforria de "Xica"
From the 'Lyre of Delirium', from the freedom of 'Xica'
De "Toda a Nudez" de "Índia"
From "All Nudity" of "India"
De "Flor" de "Macabéia", de "Asa Branca"
From 'Flower' of 'Macabéia', from 'White Wing'
Meu nome é "Stelinha", é "Inocência"
My name is 'Stelinha', it's 'Innocence'
Meu nome é Orson Antonio Vieira
My name is Orson Antonio Vieira
Conselheiro de "Pixote" e "SuperOutro"
Advisor of 'Pixote' and 'SuperAnother'
Quero ser velho, de novo eterno
I want to be old, eternally young again
Quero ser novo de novo
I want to be young again
Quero ser "Ganga Bruta" e clara gema
I want to be 'Ganga Bruta' and a bright gem
Eu sou o Samba
I am the Samba
Viva o cinema
Long live cinema
Viva o cinema novo!
Long live new cinema!
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Key vocabulary
- quis
- wanted
- morro
- hillB1
- rasgou
- tore
- tela
- screenB1
- começaram
- began
- configurar
- configure
- visões
- visions
- pequenas
- small
- formaram
- formed
- ordem
- orderA2
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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.