Gilberto Gil
Satisfação lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 3:15
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Agora olhe pro céu agora olhe pro chão
Now look at the sky, now look at the ground
Agora repare a luz que vem lá do caminhão
Now notice the light coming from the truck
Rolling Stone tocando bem
Rolling Stone playing well
Rolling Stone tocando mal
Rolling Stone playing badly
Rolling Stone tocando mil
Rolling Stone playing a thousand
Na boca do pessoal
In everyone's mouth
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Rolling Stone tocando bem
Rolling Stone playing well
Rolling Stone tocando mal
Rolling Stone playing poorly
Rolling Stone tocando mil
Rolling Stone playing a thousand
Na boca do pessoal
In the mouth of the crowd
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia hu
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia hu
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Agora olhe pro céu agora olhe pro chão
Now look at the sky, now look at the ground
Agora repare a luz que vem lá do caminhão
Now notice the light coming from the truck
Rolling Stone tocando bem
Rolling Stone playing well
Rolling Stone tocando mal
Rolling Stone playing poorly
Rolling Stone tocando mil
Rolling Stone playing a thousand
Na boca do pessoal uh
In the crowd's mouth uh
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Rolling Stone tocando bem
Rolling Stone playing well
Rolling Stone tocando mal
Rolling Stone playing poorly
Rolling Stone tocando mil
Rolling Stone playing a thousand
Na boca do pessoal ih
In the crowd's mouth ih
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Posso ter não? Satisfação!
Can I not have it? Satisfaction!
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Lalaia lalaia lalaia lalaia lalalaia
Agora olhe pro céu agora olhe pro chão
Now look at the sky, now look at the ground
Agora repare a luz que vem la do caminhão
Now notice the light coming from the truck
Rolling Stone tocando bem
Rolling Stone playing well
Rolling Stone tocando mal
Rolling Stone playing poorly
Rolling Stone tocando mil
Rolling Stone playing a thousand
Na boca do pessoal ih uh
In the crowd's mouth, ih uh
Posso ter não? C'mon baby!
Can I not have it? C'mon baby!
Satisfação! Oh yeah
Satisfaction! Oh yeah
Posso ter não? Uh mann
Can I not have it? Uh man
Satisfação! Yo hmm
Satisfaction! Yo hmm
Posso ter não? Ah eh
Can I not have it? Ah eh
Satisfação!
Satisfaction!
Posso ter não? Uh
Can I not have it? Uh
Satisfação! Ih
Satisfaction! Ih
Posso ter não? Di ah
Can I not have it? Di ah
Satisfação! Oi
Satisfaction! Oi
Posso ter não?
Can I not have it?
Key vocabulary
- lalaia
- —
- lalalaia
- —
- agora
- nowA1
- olhe
- look
- céu
- skyA2
- chão
- groundA2
- repare
- notice
- luz
- lightB2
- vem
- comeA1
- caminhão
- truckA2
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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.