Seu Jorge
Hagua lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Samba, MPB
- Length
- 4:04
O seco deserto está tomando conta do planeta
The dry desert is taking over the planet
Água doce, bebível, potável está acabando
Fresh water, drinkable, potable is running out
Poluição, devastação, queimadas
Pollution, devastation, wildfires
Desequilíbrio mental
Mental imbalance
Desequilíbrio do meio ambiente
Environmental imbalance
Segundo as previsões dos cientistas
According to scientists' predictions
De padres, de pastores e budistas
From priests, pastors, and Buddhists
De ciganos, pai de santos, Hare Krishnas
From gypsies, priests of saints, Hare Krishnas
O tempo vai secar e o sol vai cárcume
Time will dry up and the sun will scorch
E água p'ra beber
And water to drink
(Não vai ter)
(There won't be)
Água p'ra lavar
Water to wash
(Não vai dar)
(It won't work)
Água p'ra benzer
Water to bless
E água p'ra nadar
And water to swim
Nada, nada
Nothing, nothing
Água p'ra beber
Water to drink
(Não vai ter)
(There won't be)
Água p'ra lavar
Water to wash
(Não vai dar)
(It won't work)
Água p'ra benzer
Water to bless
E água p'ra nadar
And water to swim
Nada, nada, nada, nada
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
O seco deserto está tomando conta do planeta
The dry desert is taking over the planet
Água doce, bebível, potável está acabando
Fresh water, drinkable, potable is running out
Poluição, devastação, queimadas
Pollution, devastation, wildfires
Desequilíbrio mental
Mental imbalance
Desequilíbrio do meio ambiente
Environmental imbalance
Segundo as previsões dos cientistas
According to scientists' predictions
De padres, de pastores e budistas
Of priests, pastors, and Buddhists
De ciganos, pai de santos, Hare Krishnas
Of gypsies, father of saints, Hare Krishnas
O tempo vai secar e o sol vai cárcume
Time will dry up and the sun will burn
E água p'ra beber
And water to drink
(Não vai ter)
(There will be none)
Água p'ra lavar
Water to wash
(Não vai dar)
(It won't work out)
Água p'ra benzer
Water to bless
E água p'ra nadar
And water to swim
Nada, nada
Nothing, nothing
Água p'ra beber
Water to drink
(Não vai ter)
(There won't be)
Água p'ra lavar
Water to wash
(Não vai dar)
(It's not going to work)
Água p'ra encher
Water to fill
E água p'ra nadar
And water to swim
Nada, nada, nada (nada)
Nothing, nothing, nothing (nothing)
Nada, nada, nada (nada)
Nothing, nothing, nothing (nothing)
Nada, nada, nada (nada)
Nothing, nothing, nothing (nothing)
Nada, nada, nada
Nothing, nothing, nothing
Nada!
Nothing!
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Key vocabulary
- seco
- dryA2
- deserto
- desertB2
- tomando
- taking
- conta
- accountA1
- planeta
- planetA2
- água
- waterA1
- doce
- sweetB1
- bebível
- drinkable
- potável
- drinkableB2
- acabando
- ending
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About this song
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician and actor from Rio de Janeiro who performs samba with influences from pop and international art music. He is known for his solo albums and for singing Portuguese-language covers, including David Bowie tracks, and for appearing in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.