Gilberto Gil
Meu coração lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1995
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:37
Meu coração não quer
My heart doesn’t want
Nada no futuro
Anything in the future
Ele só quer pra já
It just wants it right now
Já que está maduro
Since it's ripe already
No que o momento dá
In what the moment gives
Meu coração pega
My heart grabs
No que você mandar
On whatever you command
Meu amor navega (meu amor navega)
My love sails (my love sails)
Vai chegar
It will arrive
Antes
Before
Melhor que antes
Better than before
Junto
Together
Vai chegar junto
It's coming together
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Meu coração não quer
My heart doesn't want
Nada no passado
Nothing from the past
Ele só, só, só, ele só quer você (você de lado)
It only, only, only wants you (you by my side)
Assim do meu lado (para sempre)
Just like this by my side (forever)
Vai chegar (vai)
It's coming (it will)
Antes
Before
Melhor que antes
Better than before
Chegando junto
Coming together
Vai chegar junto
It's gonna come together
Yeah, yeah, uh
Yeah, yeah, uh
Meu coração não quer
My heart doesn't want
Nada no passado
Anything from the past
Ele só quer, só quer, ele só quer você
It only wants, only wants, it only wants you
Assim do meu lado
Like this by my side
Ele só quer você
It only wants you
Assim do meu lado
Like this by my side
Ele só quer você, você
He just wants you, you
Assim do meu lado (assim do meu lado, oh)
Like this by my side (like this by my side, oh)
Com a gente, galera, ah!
With us, folks, ah!
Gil!
Gil!
(Amor) Pepeu Gomes
(Love) Pepeu Gomes
Aliás, Pepeu é o apelido
By the way, Pepeu is the nickname
Pra mim ele é Pompeu Loureiro
To me he's Pompeu Loureiro
Key vocabulary
- coração
- heartB1
- quer
- want
- nada
- nothingA1
- futuro
- futureA2
- só
- only
- já
- alreadyA1
- maduro
- ripeB1
- momento
- momentB1
- dá
- gives
- pega
- grabsB1
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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.