Gilberto Gil
Fogo líquido lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:14
O fogo tem a mania de queimar
The fire has a habit of burning
O que é bom e o ruim
What is good and what is bad
Meu fogo vem do meu modo de esfregar
My fire comes from the way I rub
Todas as partes de mim
All the parts of me
Seja paixão, seja o que você quiser
Be it passion, be it whatever you want
Meu fogo existencial
My existential fire
É a combustão da razão do meu viver
It's the combustion of the reason for my life
Na chama do irracional
In the flame of the irrational
O coração risca o fósforo do ardor
The heart strikes the match of desire
E a dor, e a dor se inflama voraz
And the pain, and the pain flames up voraciously
Consumição numa fogueira de amor
Consumption in a fire of love
De galhos secos da paz
From the dry branches of peace
Bem mais pra lá do distante azul do céu
Much further beyond the distant blue of the sky
Na escuridão total se encontrará
In total darkness, it will find itself
Meu destino junto ao seu
My destiny alongside yours
Nas mãos de Deus, afinal
In the hands of God, after all
Nas mãos de Deus, afinal
In the hands of God, after all
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Key vocabulary
- fogo
- fireA2
- queimar
- burnA1
- bom
- goodA1
- ruim
- badA2
- vem
- comeA1
- modo
- modeA2
- esfregar
- rubC1
- todas
- allA2
- partes
- partsA2
- seja
- beA2
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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.