Gilberto Gil
Domingo No Parque lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- MPB, Tropicália
- Length
- 3:43
O rei da brincadeira ê, José
The king of the fun, eh, José
O rei da confusão ê, João
The king of the chaos, eh, João
Um trabalhava na feira ê, José
One worked at the fair, eh, José
Outro na construção ê, João
The other in construction, eh, João
A semana passada, no fim da semana
Last week, at the end of the week
João resolveu não brigar
João decided not to fight
No domingo de tarde saiu apressado
On Sunday afternoon, he rushed out
E não foi pra Ribeira jogar
And he didn't go to Ribeira to play
Capoeira!
Capoeira!
Não foi pra lá
He didn't go there
Pra Ribeira, foi namorar
To Ribeira, went to date
O José como sempre no fim da semana
José as always on the weekend
Guardou a barraca e sumiu
Packed up and disappeared
Foi fazer no domingo um passeio no parque
Went for a Sunday stroll in the park
Lá perto da Boca do Rio
Near the Mouth of the River
Foi no parque que ele avistou
It was in the park that he spotted
Juliana
Juliana
Foi que ele viu
It was that he saw
Foi que ele viu
It was that he saw
Juliana na roda com João
Juliana in the circle with João
Uma rosa e um sorvete na mão
A rose and an ice cream in hand
Juliana seu sonho, uma ilusão
Juliana, your dream, an illusion
Juliana e o amigo João
Juliana and her friend João
O espinho da rosa feriu Zé
The thorn of the rose hurt Zé
(Feriu Zé, feriu Zé!)
(Hurt Zé, hurt Zé!)
E o sorvete gelou seu coração
And the ice cream chilled your heart
O sorvete e a rosa ô, José
The ice cream and the rose, oh, José
A rosa e o sorvete ô, José
The rose and the ice cream, oh, José
Foi dançando no peito ô, José
It was dancing in the chest, oh, José
Do José brincalhão ô, José
Of playful José, oh, José
O sorvete e a rosa ô, José
The ice cream and the rose oh, José
A rosa e o sorvete ô, José
The rose and the ice cream oh, José
Oi girando na mente ô, José
Hey spinning in the mind oh, José
Do José brincalhão ô, José
Of the playful José oh, José
Juliana girando oi, girando
Juliana spinning hey, spinning
Oi, na roda gigante oi, girando
Hey, on the Ferris wheel hey, spinning
Oi, na roda gigante oi, girando
Hey, on the Ferris wheel hey, spinning
O amigo João, João
The friend João, João
O sorvete é morango é vermelho
The ice cream is strawberry it's red
Oi, girando e a rosa é vermelha
Hey, spinning and the rose is red
Oi girando, girando é vermelha
Hey spinning, spinning is red
Oi, girando, girando
Hey, spinning, spinning
Olha a faca! (Olha a faca!)
Look at the knife! (Look at the knife!)
Olha o sangue na mão ê, José!
Look at the blood on your hand, eh, José!
Juliana no chão ê, José!
Juliana on the ground, eh, José!
Outro corpo caído ê, José!
Another body fallen, eh, José!
Seu amigo João
Your friend João
Ê, José!
Eh, José!
Amanhã não tem feira
Tomorrow there won't be a fair
Ê, José
Eh, José
Não tem mais construção
No more construction
Ê, João
Eh, João
Não tem mais brincadeira
No more playing around
Ê, José
Eh, José
Não tem mais confusão
No more confusion
Ê...
Eh...
João
João
Vocês
You all
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Key vocabulary
- chão
- groundA2
- gigante
- giantA2
- mão
- handA2
- mente
- mindA2
- namorar
- dateA2
- olha
- lookA2
- outro
- otherA2
- passada
- passedA2
- peito
- chestA2
- rosa
- roseA2
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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.