Gilberto Gil
Mamma lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:46
Am gonna do my best again
I'm gonna do my best again
Am gonna go my way, mamma
I'm gonna go my own way, mama
Tomorrow am gonna catch a train
Tomorrow I'm gonna catch a train
Don't try to hold me down
Don't try to hold me down
I wanna put my chest against the wind
I wanna press my chest against the wind
From east and west once again
From east and west once again
Mamma
Mama
Give me your blessing right now
Give me your blessing right now
Am gonna get ahead again
I'm gonna get ahead again
Am gonna go my way, mamma
I'm gonna go my own way, mama
Before you tie me to a chain
Before you tie me to a chain
Before you close me down
Before you close me down
So wide you should stretch your breast
So wide you should stretch your breast
And hold my life inside yourself again
And hold my life inside yourself again
Mamma
Mamma
Give me your blessing right now
Give me your blessing right now
I wanna kiss your face again
I wanna kiss your face again
Am gonna go my way, mamma
Am gonna go my way, mamma
Don't worry, don't cry, don't complain
Don't worry, don't cry, don't complain
Don't try to hold me down
Don't try to hold me down
How much you want your darling, baby
How much you want your darling, baby
Clinging to your long skirt again
Clinging to your long skirt again
Oh, mamma
Oh, mamma
Give me your blessing right now
Give me your blessing right now
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Key vocabulary
- am
- be
- gonna
- going to
- mamma
- mom
- don't
- refuse
- to
- am
- i
- and
- wanna
- want to
- so
- only
- life
- vida
- long
- far
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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.