Gilberto Gil
Não chore mais (No Woman, No Cry) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:37
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
Bem que eu me lembro, da gente sentado ali
I do remember us sitting there
Na grama do aterro, sob o sol
On the grass by the landfill, under the sun
Ob-observando hipócritas
Ob-observing hypocrites
Disfarçados, rondando ao redor
Disguised, lurking around
Amigos presos, amigos sumindo assim, ieh!
Friends trapped, friends disappearing like this, ieh!
Pra nunca mais
Never to return
Faz recordações, retratos do mal em si
Makes memories, portraits of the evil within
Melhor é deixar pra trás (Cante comigo!)
Better to leave it behind (Sing with me!)
Não, não chore mais
No, don't cry anymore
Não, não chore mais, ieh ieh!
No, don't cry anymore, ieh ieh!
Menina, menina, não chore assim
Girl, girl, don't cry like that
Não, não, não chore mais, ieh ieh!
No, no, don't cry anymore, ieh ieh!
I remember when we used to sit
I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in trenchtown
In the government yard in trenchtown
And then Georgie would make the fire lights, oh!
And then Georgie would make the fire lights, oh!
Logwood burnin' through the nights
Logwood burnin' through the nights
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge
Of which I'll share with you
Of which I'll share with you
My feet is my only carriage, and so I've got
My feet is my only carriage, and so I've got
I've got to push on through
I've got to push on through
But, while I'm gone
But, while I'm gone
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
No, woman no cry, no
No, woman no cry, no
No, no woman no cry
No, no woman no cry
Little darling, don't shed no tears
Little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
Mais se Deus, se Deus quiser
But if God, if God wishes
Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
Everything, everything, everything will work out
Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
Everything, everything, everything will work out
Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
Everything, everything, everything will work out
Tudo, tudo, tudo vai dar pé
Everything, everything, everything will work out
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Everything's gonna be all right
Não, não, não chore mais, oh!
No, no, no don't cry anymore, oh!
Não, não, não chore mais, ieh ieh!
No, no, no don't cry anymore, yeh yeh!
Little darling, don't shed no tears, ieh!
Little darling, don't shed no tears, yeh!
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
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Key vocabulary
- bem
- goodA1
- lembro
- rememberA2
- gente
- peopleA2
- sentado
- seated
- ali
- thereA1
- grama
- grassB1
- aterro
- fillB2
- sol
- sunA1
- ob-observando
- observing
- hipócritas
- hypocritesB1
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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.