Gilberto Gil
Falso toureiro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:28
Fui ver uma tourada
I went to see a bullfight
Lá na Escada de um toureiro de valor
There at the steps of a worthful bullfighter
Veja o senhor, mas quando na hora marcada
See, sir, but when the time came
Que trapalhada, o toureiro não chegou.
What a mess, the bullfighter didn't show up.
Me apresentaram como seu substituto
They introduced me as his substitute
Fiquei maluco vendo aquela
I went crazy seeing that
Ouvi as moças me aplaudir lá da bancada
I heard the ladies applaud me from the stands
Senti uma pontada bem dentro do coração.
I felt a stabbing pain deep in my heart.
Caí na arena e recebi tanta chifrada
I fell into the arena and took so many goring
Quase que morro nas suas ponta afiada
I almost died on your sharp end
Bati a mão na faca e gritei para o poleiro:
I slapped my hand on the knife and shouted at the perch:
Eu mato o cara que disse que eu sou toureiro!
I'll kill the guy who said I'm a bullfighter!
Key vocabulary
- ver
- seeA1
- tourada
- bullfight
- escada
- stairsA2
- toureiro
- bullfighter
- valor
- valueA2
- veja
- see
- senhor
- sirA1
- hora
- hourA2
- marcada
- marked
- trapalhada
- blunder
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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.