Gilberto Gil
Duas luas lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:34
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the backcountry stands strong
Toda casinha feliz
Every little house is happy
'Inda é vizinha de um riacho
It's still close to a stream
'Inda tem seu pé de caramanchão
It still has its trellis tree
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the backcountry stands strong
Toda casinha feliz
Every little house is happy
'Inda cozinha num fogão de lenha
It still cooks on a wood stove
Ou fogareiro de carvão
Or a charcoal burner
De dia, Diadorim
By day, Diadorim
De noite, estrela sem fim
By night, a never-ending star
É o Grande Sertão: Veredas
It's the Great Sertão: Paths
Reino da Jabuticaba
Kingdom of the Jabuticaba
As minas de Guimarães Rosa
The mines of Guimarães Rosa
De ouro que não se acaba
Of gold that never runs out
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the hinterland endures
Toda casinha é feliz
Every little house is happy
Porque à tardinha tem Ave Maria
Because in the evening there's Ave Maria
E o beijo da solidão
And the kiss of solitude
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the hinterland endures
Toda casinha feliz
Every happy little house
'Inda é vizinha de um riacho
She's still a neighbor of a creek
'Inda tem seu pé de caramanchão
She still has her vine-covered trellis
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the backcountry endures
Toda casinha feliz
Every little house is happy
'Inda cozinha com fogão de lenha
She still cooks with a wood stove
Ou fogareiro de carvão
Or a coal burner
De dia, Diadorim
By day, Diadorim
De noite, estrela sem fim
By night, an endless star
É o Grande Sertão: Veredas
It's the Great Backcountry: Paths
Reino da Jabuticaba
Kingdom of the Jabuticaba
As minas de Guimarães Rosa
The mines of Guimarães Rosa
Oi, rosa de ouro que não se acaba
Hey, golden rose that never fades
Onde resiste o sertão
Where the hinterland holds strong
Toda casinha é feliz
Every little house is happy
Porque à tardinha tem Ave Maria
Because in the evening there's Ave Maria
E o beijo da solidão
And the kiss of solitude
Key vocabulary
- estrela
- starA2
- feliz
- happyA2
- fogão
- stoveA2
- minas
- minesA2
- ouro
- goldA2
- pé
- footA2
- resiste
- resistA2
- rosa
- roseA2
- toda
- allA2
- sertão
- backlands
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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.