Jorge Ben Jor
Errare Humanum Est lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Samba, MPB, R&B
- Length
- 4:51
Tem uns dias que eu acordo
There are days I wake up
Pensando e querendo saber
Thinking and wanting to know
De onde vem o nosso impulso
Where our impulse comes from
De sondar o espaço
To explore the space
A começar pelas sombras sobre as estrelas-las-las-las
Starting with the shadows over the stars-las-las-las
E de pensar que eram os deuses astronautas
And to think that the gods were astronauts
E que se pode voar sozinho até as estrelas-las-las-las
And that one can fly alone to the stars-las-las-las
Ou antes dos tempos conhecidos, conhecidos
Or before the known times, known
Vieram os deuses de outras galáxias-xias-xias-xias
The gods came from other galaxies-xias-xias-xias
Ou de um planeta de possibilidades impossíveis
Or from a planet of impossible possibilities
E de pensar que não somos
And to think that we are not
Os primeiros seres terrestres
The first beings on this earth
Pois nós herdamos uma hernaça cósmica
For we inherited a cosmic legacy
Errare, errare humanum est
To err, to err is human
Errare, errare humanum est
To err, to err is human
Nem deuses, nem astronautas, oh-uoh-uoh
Neither gods nor astronauts, oh-uoh-uoh
Eram os deuses astronautas
Were the gods astronauts
Nem deuses, nem deuses, nem deuses
Neither gods, nor gods, nor gods
Nem deuses nem astronautas, oh-oh-oh
Neither gods nor astronauts, oh-oh-oh
Eram os deuses astronautas
Were the gods astronauts
Lalá-lalá, lá, lá, lá
Lalá-lalá, lá, lá, lá
Lalá-lalá, lá, lá, lá
Lalá-lalá, lá, lá, lá
Nem deuses nem astronautas
Neither gods nor astronauts
Eram os deuses astronautas
They were the gods astronauts
Na-na-ná, na-ná, na-ná
Na-na-ná, na-ná, na-ná
Na-na-ná, na-ná, na-ná
Na-na-ná, na-ná, na-ná
10, 9, 8, 7, 6
10, 9, 8, 7, 6
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
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Key vocabulary
- dias
- daysA2
- acordo
- agreement
- pensando
- thinkingA2
- querendo
- wanting
- saber
- knowA2
- vem
- comeA1
- impulso
- impulseB1
- sondar
- probe
- espaço
- spaceA2
- começar
- to startA1
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About this song
Jorge Ben Jor is a Brazilian musician and singer-songwriter who helped shape Tropicália through genre-blending samba with pop, jazz, folk, rock, soul, and funk. He is known for albums such as Africa Brasil and for crafting hits like “Mas, Que Nada!” which reached international success.