Marcos Valle
Tiu-Ba-La-Quieba lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, MPB
- Length
- 3:27
Cuide da cabeça com muito amor
Take care of your mind with lots of love
Cuide dessa cuca com muito amor
Take care of that head with lots of love
Eu tenho um amigo muito legal
I have a really cool friend
Não cuidou da cuca e acabou mal
He didn't take care of his mind and ended up badly
Pôs a mão na nuca e olhos pro ar
He put his hand on his neck and looked up at the sky
E uma lingua estranha pôs-se a falar
And a strange tongue started to speak
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Será besteira, bobeira?
Is it foolishness, nonsense?
Não é que deu bobeira, asneira, besteira?
Isn't it just foolishness, folly, nonsense?
Não é que deu besteira, bobeira, asneira?
Isn't it that a fool's errand, nonsense, foolishness?
Não é que deu asneria, besteira, bobeira?
Isn't it that it turned into foolishness, nonsense, silliness?
Não é que deu?
Isn't it that it happened?
Cuide da cabeça com muito amor
Take care of your mind with lots of love
Cuide dessa cuca com muito amor
Take care of that head with lots of love
Eu tenho um amigo muito legal
I have a really cool friend
Não cuidou da cuca e acabou mal
Didn't take care of his mind and things went wrong
Pôs a mão na nuca e olhos pro ar
He put his hand on the back of his neck and looked up
E uma lingua estranha pôs-se a falar
And a strange tongue began to speak
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Tiu-ba-la-quiêba
Un-la-cadaê
Un-la-cadaê
Será besteira, bobeira?
Could it be foolishness, nonsense?
Não é que deu bobeira, asneira, besteira?
Isn't it that it became foolishness, nonsense, folly?
Será bobeira, besteira?
Could it be nonsense, folly?
Asneira?
Nonsense?
Bobeira?
Folly?
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Key vocabulary
- cuide
- care
- cabeça
- headA1
- muito
- muchA1
- amor
- loveB2
- cuca
- head
- amigo
- friendA1
- legal
- coolA1
- cuidou
- caredA2
- acabou
- ended
- mal
- badlyA2
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About this song
Marcos Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger associated with Brazilian music and MPB. He is known for shaping modern bossa nova and samba, including the fusion of Brazilian rhythms and harmonies with disco, funk, and R&B, while also working in the U.S. as an arranger for major artists.