João Bosco
A Nível De... lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- MPB, Samba
- Length
- 3:41
Vanderley e Odilon
Vanderley and Odilon
São muito unidos e vão pro Maracanã
They're very close and head to Maracanã
Todo domingo, criticando o casamento
Every Sunday, criticizing marriage
E o papo mostra que o casamento anda uma bosta
And the talk shows that marriage is going to hell
Yolanda e Adelina
Yolanda and Adelina
São muito unidas e se fazem companhia
They're very close and keep each other company
Todo domingo que os maridos vão pro jogo
Every Sunday when the husbands go to the game
Yolanda aposta que assim é nível de proposta
Yolanda bets it's all about the stakes
O casamento anda uma bosta
Marriage is going to hell
E Adelina não discorda
And Adelina doesn't disagree
Estruturou-se um troca-troca
A swap has been structured
E os quatro: hum-hum, ok, tá bom, é
And the four: hum-hum, ok, that's good, yeah
Só que Odilon, não pegando bem a coisa
Only that Odilon, things aren't going well
Agarrou o Vanderley e Yolanda ó, na Adelina
Grabbed Vanderley and Yolanda, oh, at Adelina
Vanderley e Odilon
Vanderley and Odilon
Bem mais unidos, empataram capital
Much more united, they tied the capital
E estão montando restaurante natural
And they're setting up a natural restaurant
Cuja proposta é: cada um come o que gosta
Whose proposal is: everyone eats what they like
Yolanda e Adelina
Yolanda and Adelina
Bem mais unidas, acham viver um barato
Much more united, they find living a blast
E pra provar
And to prove it
Tão fazendo artesanato
They're making crafts
E pela amostra Yolanda aposta na resposta
And by the sample, Yolanda bets on the answer
E Adelina não discorda
And Adelina doesn't disagree
Que pinta e borda com o que gosta
She paints and sews with what she likes
É positiva essa proposta
This proposal is positive
De quatro: hum-hum, ok, tá bom, é
From four: hum-hum, okay, that's good, yeah
Só que Odilon ensopapa o Vanderley com ciúme
Only Odilon drenches Vanderley with jealousy
Adelina dá na cara de Yoyô
Adelina slaps Yoyô
Vanderley e Odilon
Vanderley and Odilon
Yolanda e Adelina
Yolanda and Adelina
Cada um faz o que gosta
Each one does what they love
E o relacionamento
And the relationship
Continua a mesma bosta!
Remains the same mess!
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Key vocabulary
- bem
- goodA1
- bom
- goodA1
- coisa
- thingA1
- domingo
- SundayA1
- jogo
- gameA1
- maridos
- husbandsA1
- muito
- muchA1
- vanderley
- name
- odilon
- name
- unidos
- unitedB1
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About this song
João Bosco is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and former civil engineer, associated with MPB, samba, and bossa nova, and recognized for his influential compositions and later prominence as a performer. He became a major Brazilian songwriter through collaborations with artists such as Elis Regina and Vinicius de Moraes, with his protest song “O Bebaido e a Equilibrista” later serving as a theme for Amnesty International.