Gilberto Gil
Super-homem – A canção lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:08
Um dia
One day
Vivi a ilusão de que ser homem bastaria
I lived under the illusion that being a man would be enough
Que o mundo masculino tudo me daria
That the male world would give me everything
Do que eu quisesse ter
Of what I wanted to have
Que nada
Not a thing
Minha porção mulher que até então se resguardara
My womanly side that had until then been reserved
É a porção melhor que trago em mim agora
Is the better part I carry within me now
É que me faz viver
It's what makes me live
Quem dera
Oh, if only
Pudesse todo homem compreender, ó mãe, quem dera
Every man could understand, oh mother, if only
Ser o verão o apogeu da primavera
To be the summer, the peak of spring
E só por ela ser
And only for her to be
Quem sabe
Who knows
O super-homem venha nos restituir a glória
The superman might restore our glory
Mudando como um Deus o curso da história
Changing the course of history like a God
Por causa da mulher
Because of the woman
Quem sabe
Who knows
O super-homem venha nos restituir a glória
The superman might restore our glory
Mudando como um Deus o curso da história
Changing the course of history like a God
Por causa da mulher
Because of the woman
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Key vocabulary
- dia
- dayA1
- vivi
- I lived
- ilusão
- illusionB2
- homem
- manA1
- bastaria
- would suffice
- mundo
- worldA2
- masculino
- masculineA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
- daria
- would give
- quisesse
- would want
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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.