Gilberto Gil
La lune de Gorée lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:44
(by Gilberto Gil & Capinan)
Eh-eh
La lune qui se lève
The moon that rises
Sur l'île de Gorée
On the island of Gorée
C'est la même lune qui
It's the same moon that
Sur tout le monde se lève
Over everyone rises
Mais la lune de Gorée
But the moon of Gorée
A une couleur profonde
It has a deep color
Qui n'existe pas du tout
That doesn't exist at all
Dans d'autres parts du monde
In other parts of the world
C'est la lune des esclaves
It's the moon of the slaves
La lune de la douleur
The moon of pain
Mais la peau qui se trouve
But the skin that lies
Sur les corps de Gorée
On the bodies of Gorée
C'est la même peau qui couvre
Is the same skin that covers
Tous les hommes du monde
All the men in the world
Mais la peau des esclaves
But the skin of the slaves
A une douleur profonde
Holds a profound pain
Qui n'existe pas du tout
That doesn't exist at all
Chez d'autres hommes du monde
In other men of the world
C'est la peau des esclaves
It's the skin of the slaves
Un drapeau de Liberté
A flag of Freedom
Key vocabulary
- capinan
- grass
- lune
- moon
- qui
- who
- lève
- raiseA2
- sur
- on
- l'île
- island
- est
- is
- même
- same
- tout
- all
- le
- to him/her
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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.