Gilberto Gil
Febril lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:39
Veio gente me pedir uma esmola
People came to ask me for a handout
Veio gente reclamar uma escola
People came to complain about a school
Veio gente me aplaudir
People came to applaud me
Veio gente vaiar
People came to boo
Veio gente dormir nas cadeiras
People came to sleep in the chairs
Veio gente admirar meu talento
People came to admire my talent
Veio gente adivinhar meu tormento
People came to guess my torment
Veio gente me xingar
People came to curse me
Veio gente me amar
People came to love me
Veio gente disposta a se matar por mim
People came ready to die for me
E eu cantava aquela música, aquela música
And I sang that song, that song
Alucinação
Hallucination
Como se eu fosse um punhado de gente
As if I were just a handful of people
E aquela gente ali, não
And those people there, no
Como se o salão repleto fosse um deserto
As if the packed hall were a desert
E eu fosse mil
And I were a thousand
Mil troncos de árvores velhas
A thousand trunks of old trees
Árvores velhas de pau-brasil
Old trees of brazilwood
Tanta gente, e estava tudo vazio
So many people, and it was all empty
Tanta gente, e o meu cantar tão sozinho
So many people, and my singing so alone
Todo mundo, mundo meu
Everyone, my world
Meu inferno, meu céu
My hell, my heaven
Meu vizinho
My neighbor
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Key vocabulary
- escola
- schoolA1
- música
- musicA1
- pedir
- askA1
- todo
- allA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
- veio
- cameA1
- gente
- peopleA2
- esmola
- charityB2
- reclamar
- protest
- aplaudir
- clap
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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.