Zé Ramalho
Admirável Gado Novo (Ao Vivo 2005) (Clipe Oficial) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Length
- 5:55
Ê, vida de gado
Eh, life of cattle
Povo marcado, ê
Marked people, eh
Povo feliz
Happy people
Ê, vida de gado
Eh, life of cattle
Povo marcado, ê
Marked people, eh
Povo feliz
Happy people
Ô, boi
Oh, cattle
Vocês que fazem parte dessa massa
You all who are part of this mass
Que passa nos projetos do futuro
That moves through the projects of the future
É duro tanto ter que caminhar
It's hard to have to walk this much
E dar muito mais do que receber
And give much more than to receive
E ter que demonstrar sua coragem
And have to show your courage
À margem do que possa parecer
On the edge of what may seem
E ver que toda essa engrenagem
And see that all this machinery
Já sente a ferrugem lhe comer
Already feels the rust eating away
Ê ô ô, vida de gado
Eh-oh oh, life of cattle
Povo marcado, ê
Marked people, eh
Povo feliz
Happy people
(Ê ô ô, vida de gado)
(Eh-oh oh, life of cattle)
(Povo marcado, ê)
(Marked people, eh)
(Povo feliz)
(Happy people)
Lá fora faz um tempo confortável
Outside, it feels like a cozy time
A vigilância cuida do normal
The watchfulness takes care of the ordinary
Os automóveis ouvem a notícia
The cars hear the news
Os homens a publicam no jornal
Men publish it in the newspaper
E correm através da madrugada
And they run through the dawn
A única velhice que chegou
The only old age that has come
Demoram-se na beira da estrada
They linger by the side of the road
E passam a contar o que sobrou (é o Brasil)
And they start to tell what remains (it's Brazil)
Ê ô ô, vida de gado
Eh-oh-oh, cattle life
Povo marcado, ê
Marked people, eh
Povo feliz
Happy people
Como é que é?
How's it going?
(Ê ô ô, vida de gado)
(Eh oh oh, cattle life)
(Povo marcado, ê)
(Marked people, eh)
(Povo feliz)
(Happy people)
Ô, boi
Oh, bull
O povo (foge da ignorância)
The people (escape from ignorance)
Apesar (de viver tão perto dela)
Despite (living so close to it)
E sonham (e sonham com melhores tempos idos)
And they dream (and they dream of better times gone by)
Contemplam (contemplam esta vida numa cela)
They contemplate (contemplate this life in a cell)
E esperam nova possibilidade
And wait for a new possibility
De verem esse mundo se acabar
To see this world come to an end
A arca de Noé, o dirigível
The ark of Noah, the airship
Não voam nem se pode flutuar
Don't fly, nor can we float
Não voam nem se pode flutuar
Don't fly, nor can we float
Não voam nem se pode (flutuar)
Don't fly, nor can we (float)
Ê ô ô, vida de gado
Eh oh oh, cattle life
Povo marcado, ê
Marked people, eh
Povo feliz
Happy people
Eu quero ouvir
I want to hear
(Ê ô ô, vida de gado) vida de gado
(Eh-oh-oh, life of cattle) life of cattle
(Povo marcado, ê) povo marcado
(People marked, eh) people marked
Povo feliz
Happy people
Feliz
Happy
Feliz
Happy
Feliz
Happy
Ô, boi
Oh, cow
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Key vocabulary
- ê
- uh
- vida
- lifeB1
- gado
- livestockA2
- marcado
- marked
- feliz
- happyA2
- boi
- oxA2
- fazem
- do
- parte
- partA2
- massa
- doughA1
- passa
- passesA2
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About this song
Zé Ramalho is a Brazilian singer-songwriter associated with Northeastern Brazilian pop and folk music. Active since the 1970s, he is known for fusing pop with Northeastern folklore and for writing and performing songs such as “Admirável Gado Novo” that draw on social themes and mystical influences.