Gilberto Gil
The Three Mushrooms lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Bossa Nova
- Length
- 5:39
The first mushroom
The first mushroom
Makes room for my mind
Makes room for my mind
To get inside the magic room
To get inside the magic room
Of Dionysus house
Of Dionysus house
Time is over, war is over
Time is over, war is over
I am safe and sound
I am safe and sound
I live and love, I drink and eat
I live and love, I drink and eat
I can leap and bound
I can leap and bound
Now I am dying all my life away
Now I am dying all my life away
As well as I am being reborn
As well as I am being reborn
Day after day
Day after day
The second mushroom
The second mushroom
Makes room for my body
Makes room for my body
To get inside the tragic room
To get inside the tragic room
Of Dionysus house
Of Dionysus' house
Time is on, war is all
Time is on, war is all
I am busy and sad
I am busy and sad
From mists of pain
From mists of pain
I rise and fall
I rise and fall
Like an endless rain
Like an endless rain
Now I am doing what I have to do
Now I am doing what I have to do
Fulfilling all my will of conquest
Fulfilling all my will of conquest
Moon after moon
Moon after moon
The last mushroom
The last mushroom
Makes room for the unknown
Makes room for the unknown
I get inside the secret room
I get inside the secret room
Of an unthinkable house
Of an unthinkable house
In which I feel the grace
In which I feel the grace
In which I get to be the space
In which I get to be the space
From which I see the Earth
From which I see the Earth
Exploding into a light
Exploding into a light
That the last mushroom aroused, oh yeah
That the last mushroom aroused, oh yeah
The last mushroom (the last mushroom)
The last mushroom (the last mushroom)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Atomic mushroom
Atomic mushroom
Atomic mushroom (atomic mushroom)
Atomic mushroom (atomic mushroom)
Atomic mushroom (atomic mushroom)
Atomic mushroom (atomic mushroom)
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Key vocabulary
- to
- am
- i
- and
- am
- be
- life
- vida
- like
- gostar
- an
- one
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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.