Gilberto Gil
Sina lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:00
Pai e mãe, ouro de mina
Father and mother, gold from the mine
Coração, desejo e sina
Heart, desire, and fate
Tudo mais pura rotina
Everything else is pure routine
Jazz
Jazz
Tocarei seu nome pra poder falar de amor
I'll play your name to be able to speak of love
Minha princesa, art nuveau da natureza
My princess, art nouveau of nature
Tudo mais pura beleza
Everything else is pure beauty
Jazz
Jazz
A luz de um grande prazer é irremediável néon
The light of great pleasure is an unhealable neon
Quando o grito do prazer açoitar o ar
When the cry of pleasure lashes the air
Reveillon
New Year's Eve
O luar, estrela do mar, o sol e o dom
The moonlight, star of the sea, the sun and the gift
Quiçá um dia a fúria desse front
Perhaps one day the fury of this storm
Virá lapidar o sonho, até gerar o som
Will come to refine the dream, until it creates the sound
Como querer caetanear o que há de bom
Like wanting to cherish what is good
Pai e mãe, ouro de mina
Father and mother, a treasure from the mine
Coração, desejo e sina
Heart, desire, and fate
Tudo mais pura rotina
Everything else is pure routine
Jazz
Jazz
Tocarei seu nome pra poder falar de amor
I'll play your name to be able to speak of love
Minha princesa, art nuveau da natureza
My princess, art nouveau of nature
Tudo mais pura beleza
Everything pure beauty
Jazz
Jazz
A luz de um grande prazer é irremediável néon
The light of great pleasure is an irremediable neon
Quando o grito do prazer açoitar o ar
When the cry of pleasure lashes the air
Reveillon
New Year's Eve
O luar, estrela do mar, o sol e o dom
The moonlight, star of the sea, the sun and the gift
Quiçá um dia a fúria desse front
Perhaps one day the fury of this front
Virá lapidar o sonho, até gerar o som
Will come to shape the dream, until it generates the sound
Como querer caetanear o que há de bom
How to want to Caetano the good that exists
O luar, estrela do mar, o sol e o dom
The moonlight, star of the sea, the sun and the gift
Quiçá um dia a fúria desse front
Perhaps one day the fury of this front
Virá lapidar o sonho, até gerar o som
Will come to refine the dream, until it creates the sound
Como querer caetanear o que há de bom
Like wanting to capture the good that exists
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Key vocabulary
- pai
- fatherA1
- mãe
- motherA1
- ouro
- goldA2
- mina
- mineA2
- coração
- heartB1
- desejo
- desireA2
- sina
- destinyB2
- tudo
- everythingA1
- mais
- moreA1
- pura
- pureA2
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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.