Gilberto Gil
Ê menina lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:52
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Iê... ê
Yeah... hey
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Oraiê... iê
Oraiê... yeah
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Oraiê... iê
Oh-rah-ye... yeah
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Dia, dia, dia
Day, day, day
Ei me ninei
Hey, I got lost
Vem me ninar
Come rock me to sleep
Dia, dia, dia
Day, day, day
Me ninar
Rock me to sleep
Ê menine, ê menina
Oh, boy, oh, girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Oh, boy, oh, girl)
Ê menine, ê menina
Oh, boy, oh, girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Hey boy, hey girl)
Ê menine, ê menina
Hey boy, hey girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Hey boy, hey girl)
Êhh... menine, menina
Eh... boy, girl
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Ê... ê
Eh... hey
Oxum da mina...
Oxum of the mine...
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Oraiê... iê
Oraiê... yeah
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Ê menina, ê menina
Eh girl, eh girl
Oraiê... iê
Oraiê... iê
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the mine
Dia, dia, dia
Day, day, day
Ê me ninei
Eh, I've cradled you
Vem me ninar
Come rock me
Dia, dia, dia
Day, day, day
Me ninar
Lull me
Ê menine, ê menina
Oh boy, oh girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Oh boy, oh girl)
Ê menine, ê menina
Oh boy, oh girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Oh boy, oh girl)
Ê menine, ê menina
Oh boy, oh girl
(Ê menine, ê menina)
(Oh boy, oh girl)
Êhh... menine, menina
Eh... boy, girl
Mamãe Oxum
Mama Oxum
Oxum ara ieiê
Oxum ara ieiê
Oxum ara ieiê
Oxum, goddess we adore
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Iê... ê
Yeah... hey
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the riverbed
Ê menina, ê menina
Hey girl, hey girl
Oraiê... iê
Oraiê... yeah
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the riverbed
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Menina, menina
Girl, girl
Oxum da mina
Oxum of the riverbed
Ê menina, ê menina
Oh girl, oh girl
Oraiê... iê
Oraiê... yeah
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Key vocabulary
- ê
- uh
- menina
- girlA1
- mina
- mineA2
- oraiê
- pray
- dia
- dayA1
- ei
- hey
- ninei
- rock to sleep
- vem
- comeA1
- ninar
- rock
- menine
- little girl
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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.