Gilberto Gil
Dono do pedaço lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:24
Sou um gato esperto
I'm a clever cat
Não sou tatu, não
I'm not an armadillo, no
Não sou nem do mato
I'm not from the wild, either
Quando eu ganho a rua
When I hit the street
Eu ganho corpo
I gain my strength
Nada eu acho chato
Nothing I find boring
Gingo, tiro chinfra
I dance, I play around
Dono do pedaço
Master of the piece
Escrevo e driblo amor e dor
I write and dribble love and pain
Soberano traço
Sovereign stroke
Quem eu quero eu sei ser
Who I want, I know how to be
Quadro, giz e apagador
Canvas, chalk, and eraser
Eu e meus amigos
Me and my friends
Temos nesta vida
We have in this life
Poderosos aliados
Powerful allies
Cor, calor, sabor da rua
Color, heat, flavor of the street
E de repente um coração
And suddenly a heart
Que eu já fiz
That I’ve already made
Que eu já fiz tão feliz
That I’ve made so happy
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Gingo, tiro chinfra
Gingo, I take a shot
Dono do pedaço
Owner of the piece
La-la
La-la
Traço quem eu quero
I trace who I want
Dono do pedaço
Owner of the piece
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Gingo, tiro chinfra
Gingo, I take a shot
Dono do pedaço
Owner of the piece
La-la
La-la
Sou um gato esperto
I'm a clever cat
Não sou tatu, não
I'm not a tatu, no
Não sou nem do mato, iê, iê
I'm not even from the wild, yeah, yeah
Quando eu ganho a rua
When I conquer the streets
Eu ganho corpo
I conquer bodies
Nada eu acho chato
Nothing I find boring
Gingo, tiro chinfra
I groove, I steal the show
Dono do pedaço
Master of my piece
Escrevo e driblo amor e dor
I write and dodge love and pain
Soberano traço
A sovereign mark
Quem eu quero eu sei ser
I know how to be who I want
Quadro, giz e apagador
Board, chalk, and eraser
Eu e meus amigos
Me and my friends
Temos nesta vida
We have in this life
Poderosos aliados
Powerful allies
Cor, calor, sabor da rua
Color, warmth, flavor of the street
E de repente um coração
And suddenly a heart
Que eu já fiz
That I've already made
Que eu já fiz tão feliz
That I've already made so happy
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Eu gingo, tiro chinfra
I sway, I take a shot
Dono do pedaço
Owner of the piece
La-la
La-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Jamming, jamming, jamming, jamming
Jamming, jamming, jamming, jamming
Jamming, jamming, jamming, jamming
Jamming, jamming, jamming, jamming
La-la
La-la
Sou um gato esperto
I'm a clever cat
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Eu e meus amigos temos nesta vida
My friends and I in this life
Muitos aliados
Have many allies
Poderosos aliados, iê
Powerful allies, yeah
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
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Key vocabulary
- nada
- nothingA1
- rua
- streetA1
- gato
- catA1
- esperto
- smart
- tatu
- armadillo
- mato
- bushA2
- ganho
- gain
- corpo
- bodyA1
- acho
- thinkA2
- chato
- annoyingA2
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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.