
Gilberto Gil
Jurubeba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 11:33
É, é
Yeah, yeah
Vamo ver
Let's see
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba juru (jurubeba)
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink juru (jurubeba)
(É!) Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
(Yeah!) Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba jurubeba (jurubeba)
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink jurubeba (jurubeba)
(Vai!)
(Go!)
Licor, licor, licor, licor, licor de jurubeba
Liqueur, liqueur, liqueur, liqueur, liqueur of jurubeba
Beba chá de juru, beba chá de jurubeba (hey!)
Drink juru tea, drink jurubeba tea (hey!)
Oba bicharada, viva pé de jurubeba
Hooray, wild bunch, long live the jurubeba tree
Jurubeba (vamo lá)
Jurubeba (let's go)
Canta, passarada linda, flor de jurubeba
Sing, beautiful birds, flower of jurubeba
Quem procura acha cura, flor de jurubeba
Those who seek find healing, flower of jurubeba
Quem procura acha na raiz de jurubeba
Those who seek find in the root of jurubeba
Tudo que é de bom pro figueredo' e que se beba
Everything good for the fig tree is what should be consumed
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Like wine, like tea, liqueur, infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre do sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant of the backlands
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Like wine, like tea, liqueur, infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre do sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant of the backlands
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Juru, ju-ju-ju, jurubeba
Bonito, Jorginho, gostei!
Nice, Jorginho, I liked it!
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba juru
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink juru
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba, yeah
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba, yeah
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba jurubeba
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink jurubeba
Segundinha
Little Monday
Licor, licor, licor, licor, licor de jurubeba, ih!
Liquor, liquor, liquor, liquor, jurubeba liquor, oh!
Beba chá de juru, beba chá de jurubeba, yeah
Drink juru tea, drink jurubeba tea, yeah
Oba bicharada, viva pé de jurubeba (Jorge Ben Jor)
Woohoo, wildlife, long live jurubeba tree (Jorge Ben Jor)
(Vamo lá!)
(Let's go!)
Canta, passarada linda, flor de jurubeba
Sing, beautiful birds, flower of jurubeba
Quem procura acha cura, flor de jurubeba (jurubeba)
Who seeks finds a cure, flower of jurubeba (jurubeba)
Quem procura acha na raiz de jurubeba (jurubeba)
Who seeks finds in the root of jurubeba (jurubeba)
Tudo que é de bom pro figueredo' e que se beba (jurubeba)
Everything good for the fig tree is to be drunk (jurubeba)
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Like wine, like tea, of liquor, of infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre do sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant of the hinterlands
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Made like wine, made like tea, of liqueur, of infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre do sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant of the hinterland
Jurubeba, jurubeba
Jurubeba, jurubeba
Jurubeba, jurubeba, jurubeba
Jurubeba, jurubeba, jurubeba
Jurubeba (canta, passada linda)
Jurubeba (sing, lovely past)
Canta, passada linda, pé de jurubeba
Sing, lovely past, foot of jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
De jurubeba
Of jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Ju, jurubeba, malandro
Ju, jurubeba, rascal
O negócio é jurubeba, o remédio de infusão
The thing is jurubeba, the infusion remedy
Se você está mal do figueredo'
If you're feeling down in the liver
Não perca tempo, tome jurubeba
Don't waste time, take jurubeba
O remédio eficaz
The effective remedy
Bateu na raiz, melhorou, jurubeba
Hit the root, felt better, jurubeba
Quem procura acha cura, flor de jurubeba cura
Those who seek find healing, the flower of jurubeba heals
Cura curandeiro, cura curandeiro
Healer cures, healer cures
Quem procura o curandeiro
Those who seek the healer
Quem procura o curandeiro
Those who seek the healer
Curandeiro diz que beba
Healer says to drink
Diz que beba, diz que beba jurubeba
Says to drink, says to drink jurubeba
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Like wine, like tea, of liqueur, of infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre no sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant in the hinterlands
Feito vinho, feito chá, de licor, de infusão
Like wine, like tea, of liqueur, of infusion
Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre no sertão
Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant in the hinterlands
Jurubeba, eh
Jurubeba, eh
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, uoh-oh
Jurubeba, uoh-oh
Jurubeba, oh yeah
Jurubeba, oh yeah
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, yeah
Jurubeba, yeah
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba (jurebe)
Jurubeba (jurebe)
Jurubeba, bô
Jurubeba, bô
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurube
Jurube
Jurube (juru)
Jurube (juru)
Juru (juru)
Juru (juru)
Ju, ju
Ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju
Ju, ju, ju (beba)
Ju, ju, ju (drink)
Beba (beba)
Drink (drink)
Beba (jurubeba)
Drink (jurubeba)
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Esse som é uma jurubeba
This sound is a jurubeba
Oxalá, oxalá, meu pai
Oh, may it be, my father
Quem ficar sentado ouvindo esse som
Whoever stays seated listening to this sound
Precisa tomar jurubeba
Needs to take jurubeba
Esse som é pra tocar nas gafieiras requintadas da zona norte
This sound is meant to play in the fancy gafieiras of the north zone
O som de jurubeba (lá no cerrado de Goiás, sô!)
The sound of jurubeba (there in the cerrado of Goiás, man!)
Segura, segura que lá vem jurubeba (jurubeba)
Hold on, hold on, here comes jurubeba (jurubeba)
Jurubeba, fruta tropical (a planta nobre do sertão)
Jurubeba, tropical fruit (the noble plant of the backlands)
A graça de Deus, a invenção do Senhor
The grace of God, the invention of the Lord
O remédio dos pobres e dos humildes (jurubeba, jurubeba)
The remedy for the poor and the humble (jurubeba, jurubeba)
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, oh
Jurubeba, oh-oh yeah
Jurubeba, oh-oh yeah
Jurubeba, oh-oh savá (ma-ma-ma, mãe)
Jurubeba, oh-oh savá (ma-ma-ma, mother)
Jurubeba, oh-hum
Jurubeba, oh-hum
Jurubeba represou
Jurubeba has gathered
Jurubeba, oi (jurubeba)
Jurubeba, hey (jurubeba)
Jurubeba com salada (jurubeba)
Jurubeba with salad (jurubeba)
Jurubeba, oi (feito vinho)
Jurubeba, hey (made like wine)
Jurubeba exala (feito chá)
Jurubeba exhales (made like tea)
Jurubeba, oi (de licor)
Jurubeba, oh (of liquor)
Jurubeba, o sabor (de infusão)
Jurubeba, the flavor (of infusion)
Jurubeba, oh hum
Jurubeba, oh hum
Jurubeba, hum (jurubeba)
Jurubeba, hum (jurubeba)
Jurubeba, hum (planta nobre)
Jurubeba, hum (noble plant)
Jurubeba, hum (do sertão)
Jurubeba, hum (from the backlands)
Jurubeba, exalá
Jurubeba, exhale
Jurubeba, yeah
Jurubeba, yeah
Jurubeba, o sabor
Jurubeba, the flavor
Jurubeba, hum
Jurubeba, hum
Jurubeba, hum
Jurubeba, hum
Quem procura acha na raiz de jurubeba
Those who seek will find at the root of jurubeba
Vamo lá
Let's go
Jurubeba (mais uma vez)
Jurubeba (once again)
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba juru
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink juru
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Olha aí, malandro
Look there, buddy
O negócio é jurubeba
The deal is jurubeba
Jurubeba na raiz (beba chá de juru)
Jurubeba at the root (drink juru tea)
Beba chá de juru
Drink juru tea
Beba chá de juru
Drink juru tea
Beba chá de jurubeba, beba (jurubeba)
Drink jurubeba tea, drink (jurubeba)
Beba, beba, beba chá (jurubeba, jurubeba)
Drink, drink, drink tea (jurubeba, jurubeba)
Beba chá de jurubeba
Drink jurubeba tea
(Jurubeba) chá de jurubeba, chá de jurubeba
(Jurubeba) jurubeba tea, jurubeba tea
Chá de jurubeba
Jurubeba tea
Jurubeba estéril é eficaz, jurubeba
Sterile jurubeba is effective, jurubeba
Jurubeba na sua vitrola faz bem ao figueredo'
Jurubeba on your record player does good for the liver
Jurubeba é estéril
Jurubeba is sterile
Não percam, jurubeba
Don't miss it, jurubeba
Dançar ao som de jurubeba
Dance to the beat of jurubeba
O suor que sai quando você dança ao som de jurubeba
The sweat that flows when you dance to the beat of jurubeba
Leva todas as impurezas do sangue
It takes away all the impurities from the blood
Jurubeba na raiz limpa (na raiz)
Jurubeba at the root cleans (at the root)
O corpo humano (olha a folha dela)
The human body (look at its leaf)
Olha a folha dela
Look at its leaf
Olha o suco dela (olha a folha dela)
Look at its juice (look at its leaf)
Olha a folha dela
Look at its leaf
Olha a folha dela
Look at its leaf
Olha a folha dela, de jurubeba
Look at her leaf, of jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Voltando ali ao sertãozinho (jurubeba)
Returning there to the little hinterland (jurubeba)
Voltando ao meio do sertãozinho, ei
Returning to the heart of the little hinterland, hey
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba jurubeba
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink jurubeba
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba (vamo lá)
Juru, juru, juru, juru, juru, jurubeba (let's go)
Beba, beba, beba, beba, beba, beba jurubeba
Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
Na raiz de jurubeba
At the root of jurubeba
Jurubeba
Jurubeba
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Key vocabulary
- mal
- badlyA2
- negócio
- businessA2
- nobre
- nobleA2
- passada
- passedA2
- pé
- footA2
- procura
- searchA2
- eficaz
- effectiveB1
- humildes
- humbleB1
- invenção
- inventionB1
- malandro
- rogueB1
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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.