Gilberto Gil
Preciso aprender a só ser lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1987
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:44
Sabe, gente
You know, people
É tanta coisa pra gente saber
There's so much for us to know
O que cantar, como andar, onde ir
What to sing, how to walk, where to go
O que dizer, o que calar, a quem querer
What to say, what to silence, who to love
Sabe, gente
You know, people
É tanta coisa que eu fico sem jeito
There's so much that I feel out of place
Sou eu sozinho e esse nó no peito
It's just me alone and this knot in my chest
Já desfeito em lágrimas que eu luto pra esconder
Already undone in tears that I fight to hide
Sabe, gente
You know, people
Eu sei que no fundo o problema é só da gente
I know that deep down the problem is just ours
É só do coração dizer não quando a mente
It's only the heart that says no when the mind
Tenta nos levar pra casa do sofrer
Tries to take us to the house of suffering
E quando escutar um samba-canção
And when I hear a samba ballad
Assim como "Eu preciso aprender a ser só"
Just like 'I need to learn to be alone'
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Key vocabulary
- sabe
- knows
- gente
- peopleA2
- tanta
- so muchA2
- coisa
- thingA1
- saber
- knowA1
- cantar
- singA1
- andar
- walkA1
- ir
- goA1
- dizer
- sayA1
- calar
- be silentA2
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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.