Gilberto Gil
Coragem pra suportar lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 2:55
Lá no sertão quem tem
Out in the countryside, who has
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
Tem que viver pra ter
Has to live to have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente plantar
And only to sow
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente colher
And only to harvest
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E mesmo quem não tem
And even those who don't have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
Tem que arranjar também
You also have to find
Coragem pra suportar
Courage to endure
Ou então
Or else
Vai embora
Just go away
Vai pra longe
Go far away
E deixa tudo
And leave it all
Tudo que é nada
Everything that is nothing
Nada pra viver
Nothing to live for
Nada pra dar
Nothing to give
Coragem pra suportar
Courage to endure
Lá no sertão quem tem
Out in the backlands, those who have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
Tem que viver pra ter
Must live to have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente plantar
And only to plant
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente colher
And only to reap
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E mesmo quem não tem
And even those who don't have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
Tem que arranjar também
You also have to find
Coragem pra suportar
Courage to endure
Ou então
Or else
Vai embora
Just go away
Vai pra longe
Go far away
E deixa tudo
And leave everything
Tudo que é nada
Everything that is nothing
Nada pra viver
Nothing to live for
Nada pra dar
Nothing to give
Coragem pra suportar
Courage to endure
Lá no sertão quem tem
Out in the countryside, who has
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
Tem que viver pra ter
Must live to have
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente plantar
And only plant
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
E somente colher
And only harvest
Coragem pra suportar
The courage to endure
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Key vocabulary
- sertão
- backlands
- coragem
- courageB1
- suportar
- supportA2
- viver
- liveA1
- somente
- only
- plantar
- plantB1
- colher
- spoonA1
- mesmo
- sameA2
- arranjar
- fix
- vai
- 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.