Festa Lyrics in English by David Carreira, Mc Kevinho
Quebrada literally translates to "broken" or "break", but in Brazilian Portuguese slang, it refers to a 'hood' or 'favela' – a low-income urban area.
In the song, the line "Festa na quebrada mano e hoje eu tou fervendo" means "Party in the hood, man, and today I'm hyped up." This word offers a glimpse into Brazilian street culture and is a unique, engaging term for learners.
"Festa" is a straight-up party anthem, built for the moment David Carreira and Brazilian funk artist MC Kevinho put a Lisbon crowd and a Rio crowd in the same room. It opens with Carreira waking up wanting to "acordar toda a cidade" (wake up the whole city) and "contagiar todos com a minha positividade" (infect everyone with my positivity), then walks straight into the invitation: "'Tá aqui toda a gente, só faltas tu p'ra completar" (everyone is here, you're the only one missing).
The chorus keeps it simple and a little reckless — "Toma mais um copo e brindar longe da fofoca" (take another drink and toast, away from the gossip), "Depois da meia noite já sabem que não atendo" (after midnight, you know I won't answer). Kevinho's verse brings the Brazilian funk half of the song, and the hook that carries it out, "Amanhã será o que Deus quiser" (tomorrow will be whatever God wants), is the whole philosophy in one line: worry about tonight, let tomorrow take care of itself.
