Seu Jorge
O Samba Tai lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Samba, MPB
- Length
- 4:54
Dream
Dream
Don't, don't dream
Don't, don't dream
Doridom, doridom
Doridom, doridom
Don't, don't, don't dream
Don't, don't, don't dream
Doridom, doridom
Doridom, doridom
Dream
Dream
Don't, don't, don't dream
Don't, don't, don't dream
Doridom, doridom
Doridom, doridom
Don't, don't dream
Don't, don't dream
Doridom, doridom
Doridom, doridom
Disseram que o samba se perdeu
They said that samba has been lost
Onde será que ele está?
Where could it be?
Dizem que ele foi seguindo adiante
They say it kept moving forward
Sem consultar a ninguém
Without consulting anyone
Pra entender o samba
To understand samba
Você não precisa sair
You don't need to leave
De onde está
From where you are
O Samba tá aí
The samba is right here
O samba tá
The samba's here
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
From one who knows how to samba
O Samba tá aí
The samba is here
O samba tá
The samba is
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
From one who knows how to samba
Te falei mas disseram
I told you but they said
Disseram que o samba se perdeu
They said that samba got lost
Onde será que ele está
Where could it be
Dizem que ele foi seguindo adiante
They say it moved on ahead
Sem consultar a ninguém
Without consulting anyone
Pra entender o samba
To understand samba
Você não precisa sair
You don't need to leave
De onde está
Where you are
O Samba tá aí
Samba is here
O samba tá
Samba is
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of those who know how to samba
O Samba tá aí
Samba is here
O samba tá
Samba is
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
From the one who knows how to samba
Ta no cacique de Ramos
It's in the Cacique of Ramos
No sovaco também tá
It's in the armpit too
Tá no pé da Igreja da Penha
It's at the foot of the Church of Penha
No trem da Central
On the Central train
Tá na Praça Mauá
It's in Praça Mauá
Tá no frevo em recife
It's in the frevo in Recife
Nos "Estates" também ta
It's in the 'Estates' as well
Fez história na Bahia
Made history in Bahia
Dizem até que nasceu lá
They even say he was born there
O Samba tá aí
The Samba is here
O samba tá
The samba is here
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of one who knows how to samba
O Samba tá aí
The Samba is here
O Samba tá aí
The Samba is here
O samba tá
The samba is here
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of one who knows how to samba
Quando desceu lá do morro, compadre
When it came down from the hill, my friend
Ele desceu numa boa
He came down all chill
Manifestou emoção
He showed some emotion
O samba andou de avião
The samba soared by plane
O samba andou de canoa
The samba sailed by canoe
O samba pintou o sete
The samba painted the town red
Com dama e valete
With queen and jack
Sabe como é
You know how it is
O samba está na cabeça
The samba's in the mind
Na palma da mão e na sola do pé
In the palm of the hand and the sole of the foot
O Samba tá aí
The samba's right here
O samba tá
The samba's here
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of those who know how to samba
O Samba tá aí
The samba's right here
O samba tá
The samba's here
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of those who know how to samba
Vou pedir pra São Jorge guerreiro
I'm gonna ask Saint George, the warrior
Que é meu padroeiro
Who is my patron
Pra me abençoar
To bless me
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of the one who knows how to samba
Vou pro samba de noite e de dia
I go to samba day and night
A preta sabia antes de casar
The girl knew before getting married
Tá no sangue
It's in the blood
Daquele que sabe sambar
Of the one who knows how to samba
Ooh, no sangue
Ooh, in the blood
Daquele, daquele, daquele que sabe sambar
Of the one, the one, the one who knows how to samba
(Tá no sangue daquele que sabe sambar)
(It's in the blood of the one who knows how to samba)
No sangue
In the blood
Daquele, daquele, daquele que sabe sambar
From that one, that one, that one who knows how to samba
Olha ai, olha lá
Look here, look there
(Tá no sangue daquele que sabe sambar)
(It's in the blood of the one who knows how to samba)
Ooh, No sangue
Ooh, In the blood
Daquele, daquele, daquele que sabe sambar
From that one, that one, that one who knows how to samba
(Tá no sangue daquele que sabe sambar)
(It's in the blood of the one who knows how to samba)
Oooh
Oooh
Que beleza velha guarda da Mangueira, muito obrigado
What beauty, old guard of Mangueira, thank you very much
Muito obrigado por me acompanhar nessa música
Thank you for joining me in this song
Obrigado Sérgio Mel, meu parceiro nessa canção
Thank you Sérgio Mel, my partner in this tune
Me dando muita luz, muita força
Giving me a lot of light, a lot of strength
Muito obrigado rapaziada, eh
Thank you so much, guys, eh
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Dom, dom, dom
Dom, dom, dom
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Tiririm, doim, doim
Falou
Spoke
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Key vocabulary
- don't
- refuse
- doridom
- pain
- disseram
- said
- perdeu
- lost
- dizem
- say
- adiante
- aheadA2
- consultar
- consultB1
- entender
- understandA1
- aí
- thereA1
- sabe
- knows
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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.