
Gilberto Gil
Roque santeiro, o rock lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 3:58
Outrora só cabeludo
Once just a long-haired kid
Agora o menino é tudo de novo no front
Now the boy is everything again on the frontline
Outrora só rebeldia
Once just rebellion
Agora soberania na noite neon
Now sovereignty in the neon night
Outrora mera fumaça
Once mere smoke
Agora fogo da raça, fogoso rapaz
Now fire of the race, fiery young man
Outrora mera ameaça
Once just a threat
Agora exige o direito ao respeito dos pais
Now demands the right to respect from his parents
E tem mais, e tem mais, e tem mais, e tem mais, e tem mais
And there's more, and there's more, and there's more, and there's more, and there's more
Outrora arraia miúda
Once a tiny ray
Agora lobão de boca bem grande a gritar
Now a big-mouthed wolf howling loud
Outrora pirado e louco
Once a madman and crazy
Agora poucos insistem em negar-lhe o lugar
Now few insist on denying him his place
Outrora frágil autorama
Once a fragile toy car
Agora três paralamas de grande carreta de som
Now three fenders of a big sound truck
Outrora simples bermuda
Once simple shorts
Agora ultravestidos de elegante ultraje a rigor
Now ultra-dresses of elegant outrage in style
E o amor, e o amor, e o amor, e o amor
And love, and love, and love, and love
E o amor, e o amor, e o amor
And love, and love, and love
Ahn, é
Ahn, it is
Só quem não amar os filhos
Only those who don't love their children
Vai querer dinamitar os trilhos da estrada
Will want to blow up the tracks of the road
Onde passou passarada
Where the birds once flew
Passa agora a garotada destino ao futuro
Now the kids pass towards the future
Deixa ele tocar o rock
Let him play the rock
Deixa o choque da guitarra tocar o santeiro
Let the shock of the guitar touch the saint
Do barro do motocross
From the clay of motocross
Quem sabe ele molde um novo santo padroeiro
Who knows, he might shape a new patron saint
Outrora o seio materno
Once the mother’s breast
Agora o meio da rua, na lua, nas novas manhãs
Now the middle of the street, in the moon, in the new mornings
Outrora o céu e o inferno
Once the sky and the hell
Agora o saber eterno do velho sonho dos titãs
Now the eternal knowledge of the old dream of the titans
Outrora o reino do Pai
Once the kingdom of the Father
Agora o tempo do Filho com seu novo canto
Now the time of the Son with his new song
Outrora o Monte Sinai
Once Mount Sinai
Agora sinais da nave do Espírito Santo
Now signs of the ship of the Holy Spirit
E o encanto, e o encanto, e o encanto, e o encanto
And the enchantment, and the enchantment, and the enchantment, and the enchantment
E o encanto, e o encanto, e o encanto, e o encanto
And the enchantment, and the enchantment, and the enchantment, and the enchantment
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Certinho, cabeludo, danado
Just right, hairy, mischievous
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Key vocabulary
- grande
- bigA1
- lugar
- placeA1
- mais
- moreA1
- querer
- wantA1
- rapaz
- boyA1
- rua
- streetA1
- outrora
- formerlyB1
- só
- only
- cabeludo
- hairyB2
- agora
- nowA1
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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.