Gilberto Gil
Jubiabá lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:29
Negro Balduíno, belo negro baldo
Black Balduíno, beautiful wild black
Filho malcriado de uma velha tia
Rude child of an old auntie
Via com seus olhos de menino esperto
Saw with his clever boy's eyes
Luzes onde luzes não havia
Lights where there were no lights
Cresce, vira um forte, evita a morte breve
Grows, becomes strong, avoids a quick death
Leve, gira o pé na capoeira, luta
Light, spins his foot in capoeira, fights
Bruta como a pedra, sua vida inteira
Rough like the stone, his whole life
Cheira a manga-espada e maresia
Smells of sword mango and sea breeze
Tinha a guia que lhe deu Jubiabá
Had the guide that Jubiabá gave him
Que lhe deu Jubiabá
That Jubiabá gave him
A guia
The guide
Trava com o destino uma batalha cega
Clashes with fate in a blind battle
Pega da navalha e retalha a barriga
Takes the razor and slashes the belly
Fofa, tão inchada e cheia de lombriga
Sweetheart, so swollen and full of worms
Da monstra miséria da Bahia
From the monstrous misery of Bahia
Leva uma trombada do amor cigano
Takes a hit from the gypsy love
Entra pelo cano do esgoto e pula
Enters through the sewage pipe and jumps
Chula na quadrilha da festa junina
Dances in the square of the June festival
Todo santo de vida vadia
Every saint of a wayward life
Tinha a guia que lhe deu Jubiabá
Had the guide that Jubiabá gave her
Que lhe deu Jubiabá
What Jubiabá gave him
A guia
The guide
Negro Balduíno, belo negro baldo
Black Balduíno, beautiful bare black
Saldo de uma conta da história crua
Balance of an account from the raw history
Rua, pé descalço, liberdade nua
Street, barefoot, bare freedom
Um rei para o reino da alegria
A king for the kingdom of joy
Negro Balduíno, belo negro baldo
Black Balduíno, beautiful bare black
Saldo de uma conta da história crua
Balance of an account from the raw history
Rua, pé descalço, liberdade nua
Street, barefoot, bare freedom
Um rei para o reino da alegria
A king for the kingdom of joy
Tinha a guia que lhe deu Jubiabá
It had the guide that Jubiabá gave him
Que lhe deu Jubiabá
That Jubiabá gave him
A guia
The guide
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Key vocabulary
- negro
- blackA2
- balduíno
- baldwin
- belo
- beautifulA2
- baldo
- bald
- filho
- sonA1
- malcriado
- rude
- barriga
- bellyA2
- batalha
- battleA2
- breve
- briefA2
- cega
- blindA2
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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.