Gilberto Gil
Lamento sertanejo (forró do Dominguinhos) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1996
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 4:23
Por ser de lá do sertão
For being from the hinterlands
Lá do cerrado
From the savanna
Lá do interior do mato
From the depths of the woods
Da caatinga do roçado
From the scrubland of the fields
Eu quase não saio
I hardly ever go out
Eu quase não tenho amigos
I hardly have friends
Eu quase que não consigo
I can barely
Ficar na cidade sem viver contrariado
Stay in the city without feeling upset
Por ser de lá
For being from there
Na certa por isso mesmo
Surely that's the reason
Não gosto de cama mole
I don't like a soft bed
Não sei comer sem torresmo
I can't eat without pork cracklings
Eu quase não falo
I hardly ever speak
Eu quase não sei de nada
I hardly know anything
Sou como rês desgarrada
I'm like a stray calf
Nessa multidão boiada, caminhando a esmo
In this herd of cattle, wandering aimlessly
Por ser de lá do sertão
For being from the backlands
Lá do cerrado
From the cerrado
Lá do interior do mato
From the interior of the woods
Da caatinga do roçado
From the scrubland of the clearing
Eu quase não saio
I hardly go out
Eu quase não tenho amigos
I hardly have any friends
Eu quase que não consigo
I can barely make it
Ficar na cidade sem viver contrariado
Staying in the city without living discontented
Por ser de lá
For being from there
Na certa por isso mesmo
For sure that's why
Não gosto de cama mole
I don’t like a soft bed
Não sei comer sem torresmo
I can't eat without cracklings
Eu quase não falo
I hardly speak
Eu quase não sei de nada
I barely know anything
Sou como rês desgarrada
I'm like a stray cattle
Nessa multidão boiada, caminhando a esmo
In this crowd of cattle, wandering aimlessly
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Key vocabulary
- sertão
- backlands
- cerrado
- dense
- mato
- bushA2
- caatinga
- scrubland
- roçado
- clearing
- quase
- almostA2
- saio
- I leave
- amigos
- friendsA1
- consigo
- myself
- ficar
- stayA1
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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.