Zuco 103
Peregrino lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2002
- Genre
- Electronic, MPB
- Length
- 4:33
Vendeu tudo o que podia
Sold everything he could
Juntou coragem e alegria
Gathered courage and joy
Se despediu da familia
Said goodbye to the family
E resolveu cair então no mundo
And decided to plunge into the world
Saiu bem cedo no dia
Left early in the day
Em que deciciu ficar adulto
When he decided to grow up
Sabia que voltava rico
Knew he would come back rich
Então ele ia ajudar a todo mundo
So he was going to help everyone
Mãe chorava de alegria
Mother cried with joy
E suspirava de fome
And sighed out of hunger
A barriga era vazia
The belly was empty
Tinha mais um prá carregar seu nome
There was one more to carry your name
Quando (ele) nasceu, alegria
When he was born, joy
Mãe suspirava de fome
Mother sighed from hunger
A barriga era vazia
The belly was empty
Tinha mais um prá carregar seu nome
There was one more to carry your name
Com medo e um riso no rosto
With fear and a smile on his face
Atravessou o oceano
Crossed the ocean
Pensou e repensou nos planos
Thought and rethought the plans
Em suas veia o sangue cigano
In his veins, the gypsy blood
Quando chegou na fronteira
When it reached the border
O seu pobre coração gelou
Your poor heart froze
Nem riso nem um bom dia
No laughter, not even a good morning
Pode ir voltando embora meu senhor
You can go back home, my lord
Mãe chorava de alegria
Mother cried out of joy
E a vizinhança se ria
And the neighbors laughed
Ela foi lá pro estrangeiro
She went off to a foreign land
Mas voltou sem nenhum nenhum dinheiro
But returned without a single penny
Mãe chorava de alegria
Mother cried out of joy
E suspirava de fome
And sighed from hunger
A barriga era vazia
The belly was empty
Ele voltou prá carregar seu nome
He returned to carry his name
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Key vocabulary
- vendeu
- soldA1
- tudo
- everythingA1
- podia
- could
- juntou
- gathered
- coragem
- courageB1
- alegria
- joy
- despediu
- said goodbyeA2
- familia
- familyA2
- resolveu
- resolved
- cair
- fallA2
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About this song
Zuco 103 is a Brazil-born, multinational dance music trio from Brazil, Germany, and the Netherlands, working in Brazilectro that blends Brazilian music with electronics, funk, and jazz. They are known for releases such as Outro Lado, Tales of High Fever, Whaa!, and later albums like Etno Chic and Telenova, along with remix work that helped spread their international groove.