Gilberto Gil
Um sonho lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Samba
- Length
- 4:48
Eu tive um sonho
I had a dream
Que eu estava certo dia
That I was one day
Num congresso mundial
At a world congress
Discutindo economia
Discussing economics
Argumentava
I argued
Em favor de mais trabalho
In favor of more work
Mais empenho, mais esforço
More dedication, more effort
Mais controle, mais-valia
More control, surplus value
Falei de pólos industriais
I talked about industrial poles
De energia
Of energy
Demonstrei de mil maneiras
I demonstrated in a thousand ways
Como que um país crescia
How a country was growing
E me bati
And I fought
Pela pujança econômica
For the economic strength
Baseada na tônica
Based on the essence
Da tecnologia
Of technology
Apresentei
I presented
Estatísticas e gráficos
Statistics and graphs
Demonstrando os maléficos efeitos da teoria
Showing the harmful effects of the theory
Principalmente
Especially
A do lazer, do descanso
Of leisure, of rest
Da ampliação do espaço cultural
Of the expansion of cultural space
Da poesia
Of poetry
Disse por fim
I finally said
Para todos os presentes
To all those present
Que um país só vai pra frente
That a country moves forward
Se trabalhar todo dia
If it works every day
Estava certo
I was right
De que tudo o que eu dizia
That everything I said
Representava a verdade
Represented the truth
Pra todo mundo que ouvia
For everyone who was listening
Foi quando um velho
It was when an old man
Levantou-se da cadeira
Stood up from his chair
E saiu assoviando
And walked out whistling
Uma triste melodia
A sad melody
Que parecia
That seemed like
Um prelúdio bachiano
A Bach prelude
Um frevo pernambucano
A Pernambuco frevo
Um choro do Pixinguinha
A choro from Pixinguinha
E no salão
And in the hall
Todas as bocas sorriram
All the mouths smiled
Todos os olhos me olharam
All the eyes looked at me
Todos os homens saíram
All the men left
Um por um
One by one
Um por um
One by one
Um por um
One by one
Um por um
One by one
Fiquei ali
I stayed there
Naquele salão vazio
In that empty hall
De repente senti frio
Suddenly I felt cold
Reparei que estava nu
I noticed I was bare
Me despertei
I woke up
Assustado e ainda tonto
Frightened and still dizzy
Me levantei e fui de pronto
I got up and went right away
Pra calçada ver o céu azul
To the sidewalk to see the blue sky
Os estudantes
The students
E operários que passavam
And workers passing by
Davam risada e gritavam
Were laughing and shouting
Viva o índio do Xingu!
Long live the Indian from Xingu!
Viva o índio do Xingu!
Long live the Indian from Xingu!
Viva o índio do Xingu!
Long live the Indian from Xingu!
Viva o índio do Xingu!
Long live the Indian from Xingu!
Viva o índio do Xingu!...
Long live the Indian from Xingu!...
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Key vocabulary
- baseada
- basedA2
- controle
- controlA2
- discutindo
- arguingA2
- economia
- economyA2
- efeitos
- effectsA2
- energia
- energyA2
- espaço
- spaceA2
- frente
- frontA2
- maneiras
- waysA2
- cadeira
- chairA1
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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.