Genesis Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Genesis by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
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Primeiro não havia nada
First there was nothing
Nem gente, nem parafuso
No people, no screw
O céu era então confuso
The sky was then confused
E não havia nada
And there was nothing
Mas o espírito de tudo
But the spirit of it all
Quando ainda não havia
When there was still no
Tomou forma de uma jia
It took the form of a jia
Espírito de tudo
Spirit of everything
E dando o primeiro pulo
And taking the first jump
Tornou-se o verso e reverso
It became the verse and reverse
De tudo que é universo
Of all that is universe
Dando o primeiro pulo
Taking the first leap
Assim que passou a haver
As soon as there came to be
Tudo quanto não havia
All that there was no
Tempo pedra peixe dia
Time stone fish day
Assim passou a haver
Thus there came to be
Dizem que existe uma tribo
They say there's a tribe
De gente que sabe o modo
From people who know the way
De ver esse fato todo
To see this whole fact
Diz que existe essa tribo
Says there's this tribe
De gente que toma um vinho
Of people who drink a wine
Num determinado dia
On a given day
E vê a cara da jia
And look at the face of the jia
Gente que toma um vinho
People who drink a wine
Dizem que existe essa gente
They say there are these people
Dispersa entre os automóveis
Dispersed between cars
Que torna os tempos imóveis
That makes times immovable
Diz que existe essa gente
Says there are these people
Dizem que tudo é sagrado
They say everything is sacred
Devem se adorar as jias
You must love the jias
E as coisas que não são jias
And things that aren't jias
Diz que tudo é sagrado
He says everything is sacred
E não havia nada
And there was nothing
Espírito de tudo
Spirit of everything
Dando o primeiro pulo
Taking the first leap
Assim passou a haver
Thus there came to be
Diz que existe essa tribo
Says there's this tribe
Gente que toma um vinho
People who drink a wine
Diz que existe essa gente
Says there are these people
Diz que tudo é sagrado
He says everything is sacred
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