Gilberto Gil
Tempo rei lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 5:10
Não me iludo
I won't be fooled
Tudo permanecerá do jeito que tem sido
Everything will stay just as it has been
Transcorrendo, transformando
Flowing, transforming
Tempo e espaço navegando todos os sentidos
Time and space sailing through all senses
Pães de Açúcar, Corcovados
Sugarloafs, Corcovados
Fustigados pela chuva
Beaten by the rain
E pelo eterno vento
And by the eternal wind
Água mole, pedra dura
Soft water, hard stone
Tanto bate
So much strikes
Que não restará nem pensamento
That not even a thought will remain
Tempo rei
Time, king
Ó, tempo rei
Oh, time, king
Ó, tempo rei
Oh, time, king
Transformai as velhas formas do viver
Transform the old ways of living
Ensinai-me, ó pai, o que eu ainda não sei
Teach me, oh father, what I still do not know
Mãe, senhora do perpétuo, socorrei
Mother, lady of the eternal, help me
Hey
Hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey
Hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey, hey hey, hey hey
Hey, tempo rei
Hey, time is king
Pensamento
Thought
Mesmo fundamento singular do ser humano
The very singular foundation of being human
De um momento para o outro
From one moment to the next
Poderá não mais fundar nem gregos, nem baianos
May no longer establish neither Greeks nor Bahian
Mães zelosas, pais corujas
Caring mothers, doting fathers
Vejam como as águas
See how the waters
De repente ficam sujas
Suddenly turn dirty
Não se iludam (não se iludam)
Don't be fooled (don't be fooled)
Não me iludo (não me iludo)
Don't fool me (don't fool me)
Tudo agora mesmo pode estar por um segundo
Everything right now could change in a second
Tempo rei
Time, king
Ó, tempo rei
Oh, time, king
Ó, tempo rei
Oh, time, king
Transformai as velhas formas do viver
Transform the old ways of living
Ensinai-me, ó pai, o que eu ainda não sei
Teach me, oh father, what I still don't know
Mãe, senhora do perpétuo, socorrei
Mother, lady of the eternal, help me
Tempo rei!
Time, king!
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Key vocabulary
- velhas
- oldA2
- mais
- moreA1
- pai
- fatherA1
- senhora
- womanA1
- tempo
- timeA1
- todos
- everyoneA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
- viver
- liveA1
- iludo
- deceive
- permanecerá
- remain
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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.