Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pardo by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Teu rosa é mais rosa que o rosa da mais rosa rosa
Your rose is more pink than the pinkest pink
Veio um beijo preto
A black kiss came
Sangue sob a pétala
Blood under the petal
Veio um papo reto
A straight talk came
Língua sobre a úvula
Tongue over uvula
Nenhum Orixá poderá desmanchar o que houve lá
No Orisha will be able to dismantle what happened there
Pra quê me quereres?
Why do you want me?
Homens e mulheres há
Men and women there are
Por que tanto queres
Why you want it so much
Não me querer, querer
Don't want me, want me
Sou pardo e não tardo a sentir-me crescer o pretume
I am brown and soon to feel myself grow the pretume
Sou pardo e me ardo de amores por ti sem ciúme
I am brown and I burn with love for you without jealousy
Sou pardo e não tardo a sentir-me crescer o pretume
I am brown and soon to feel myself grow the pretume
Sou pardo e me ardo de amores por ti sem ciúme de amores
I am brown and I burn with love for you without jealousy of loves
(Lárálará, lárá, tá-ah, nego)
(Lárálará, lárá, tá-ah, nego)
(Tá-ah-ah, nego)
(Tá-ah-ah, nego)
Teu rosa é mais rosa que o rosa da mais rosa rosa
Your rose is more pink than the pinkest pink
Veio um beijo preto
A black kiss came
Sangue sob a pétala
Blood under the petal
Veio um papo reto
A straight talk came
Língua sobre a úvula
Tongue over uvula
Nenhum Orixá poderá desmanchar o que houve lá
No Orisha will be able to dismantle what happened there
Pra quê me quereres?
Why do you want me?
Homens e mulheres há
Men and women there are
Por que tanto queres
Why you want it so much
Não me querer, querer
Don't want me, want me
Sou pardo e não tardo a sentir-me crescer o pretume
I am brown and soon to feel myself grow the pretume
Sou pardo e me ardo de amores por ti sem ciúme
I am brown and I burn with love for you without jealousy
Sou pardo e não tardo a sentir-me crescer o pretume
I am brown and soon to feel myself grow the pretume
Sou pardo e me ardo de amores por ti sem ciúme de amores
I am brown and I burn with love for you without jealousy of loves
(Lárálará, lárá, tá-ah, nego)
(Lárálará, lárá, tá-ah, nego)
(Lárá-aiá) nego
(Lárá-aiá) nego
(Tá-ah-ah) nego
(Tá-ah-ah) deny
(Tá-ah-ah) nego
(Tá-ah-ah) deny
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