A Dança Lyrics in English by Legião Urbana

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A Dança by Legião Urbana from Portuguese to English.

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I don't know what's right

I only see prejudice

And your new clothes

Are just new clothes

You don't have ideas

To keep up with fashion

Treating girls

As if they were trash

Or a rare species

That only belongs to you

Or a rare species

That you don't respect

Or a rare species

That's just an object

To use and throw away

After having pleasure

You're so modern

You think you're so modern

But you're just like your parents

It's just a matter of age

Getting past this phase

It made no difference, it makes no difference

You with your drugs

And your theories

And your rebellion

And your loneliness

You live with your excesses

But you don't have any more money

To buy another escape

So leave home then

So it's another party

It's another Friday

To h*ll with the future

You have your whole life

You're so smart

You're so right

But you never danced

With real hatred

You're so smart

You're so right

That you'll never make a mistake

But life leaves marks

Be careful

If one day you dance

We're so modern

We're just not sincere

We hide more and more

It's just a matter of age

Getting past this phase

It made no difference, it makes no difference

You're so smart

You're so right

That you'll never make a mistake

But life leaves marks

Be careful

If one day you dance

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Dado Villa-Lobos, Marcelo Augusto Bonfa, Renato Russo

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preconceito — prejudice

Preconceito translates directly to "prejudice." It's a strong and impactful word that immediately signals a deeper social commentary within the song, making it more engaging than a simple everyday term.

In "A Dança," Legião Urbana uses this word to highlight the hypocrisy and superficiality the band observes in modern society. The lyrics state, "Só vejo preconceito," indicating a pervasive presence of judgment and narrow-mindedness, even among those who claim to be modern or rebellious. This word choice gives the song a critical edge and invites listeners to reflect on societal issues.

"A Dança" opens as a takedown of someone convinced they're original — "Não sei o que é direito, Só vejo preconceito" ("I don't know what's right, I only see prejudice") — before Renato Russo turns the accusation inward: this self-styled rebel with his "drogas... teorias... rebeldia" (drugs... theories... rebellion) is, underneath the pose, "igual a seus pais" (just like your parents). The title lands in the closing verse, when the song stops describing and starts warning: "Mas a vida deixa marcas, Tenha cuidado, Se um dia você dançar" (But life leaves marks, be careful, if one day you dance) — the dance being the reckoning nobody outruns forever.

Recorded for Legião Urbana's self-titled 1985 debut, it plays less like a letter to one person than a mirror held up to a whole generation of Brazilian youth performing nonconformity while repeating the same excesses they claim to reject.

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