Qual É Baiana? Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Qual É Baiana? by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Baiana 'cê me bagunçou
Baiana, you messed me up
Pirei em tua cor nagô, tua guia
I went crazy for your Nagô color, your guide
Teu riso é Olodum a tocar no Pelô
Your laugh is Olodum playing in Pelourinho
Dia de Femadum, tambor alegria
Femadum day, drum joy
'Cê me lembra malê, gosto pra valer
You remind me of Malê, I truly like it
Dique do Tororó, Império Oió
Tororó Dike, Oyo Empire
A descer do Orum, bela Oxum
Descending from Orum, beautiful Oxum
Cujo igual não há em lugar nenhum
Whose equal there isn't anywhere
O branco da areia da Lagoa de Abaeté
The white of the sand of Abaeté Lagoon
'Tá no teu sorriso, meu juízo perde o pé
Is in your smile, my judgment loses its footing
O canto da sereia vem de boa, eu à toa é
The mermaid's song comes easily, me idly is
Prejuízo, pretinha briso nesse axé
A loss, little Black one, I trip on this axé
Minha cabeça ficou louca
My head went crazy
Só com aquele beijinho no canto da boca
Just with that little kiss at the corner of the mouth
Louca, louca, louca, louca
Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Só com beijin', um beijin'
Just with a little kiss, a little kiss
Minha cabeça ficou louca
My head went crazy
Só com aquele beijinho no canto da boca
Just with that little kiss at the corner of the mouth
Louca, louca, louca, louca
Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Só com beijin', um beijin'
Just with a little kiss, a little kiss
Na bateria Sivuca, senhoras e senhores
On the drums, Sivuca, ladies and gentlemen
Baiana é bom de ter aqui
A Baiana is good to have here
Salvador de cá, Salvador dali
Salvador from here, Salvador from there
Maria pela mão de mestre Didi
Maria by the hand of Mestre Didi
Do sol de escurecer o tom dos Cariri
From the sun that darkens the tone of the Cariri
É o mito em Orubá, bonito pode pá
It's the myth in Yoruba, beautiful, for sure
Água de Amaralina, gota de luar
Water from Amaralina, drop of moonlight
É leite ocular, rito de passar
It's ocular milk, a rite of passage
Me lembrou Clementina a cantar
It reminded me of Clementina singing
Dois de fevereiro, dia da Rainha
February second, day of the Queen
Que pra uns é branca, pra nós é pretinha
Who for some is white, for us is little Black one
Igual Nossa Senhora, padroeira minha
Like Our Lady, my patron saint
Banho de pipoca, colar de conchinha
Popcorn bath, little shell necklace
Pagodeira em linha da Ribeira, eia, Cajazeira
Continuous pagode from Ribeira, hey, Cajazeira
Baixada o tubo tudo, firme e forte na ladeira
Everything down below, firm and strong on the slope
Uma pá de cor, me lembrou Raimundo de Oliveira
A lot of color, reminded me of Raimundo de Oliveira
Meu coração, tua posição, a primeira
My heart, your position, the first one
Minha cabeça ficou louca
My head went crazy
Só com aquele beijinho no canto da boca
Just with that little kiss at the corner of the mouth
Louca, louca, louca, louca
Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Só com beijin', um beijin'
Just with a little kiss, a little kiss
Minha cabeça ficou louca
My head went crazy
Só com aquele beijinho no canto da boca
Just with that little kiss at the corner of the mouth
Louca, louca, louca, louca
Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy
Só com beijin', um beijin'
Just with a little kiss, a little kiss
Sivuca
Sivuca
Bahia de Gil
Bahia of Gil
Bahia de Gal
Bahia of Gal
Bahia de Caetano e de Dorival
Bahia of Caetano and of Dorival
Bahia de Gil
Bahia of Gil
Bahia de Gal
Bahia of Gal
Bahia de Caetano e de Dorival
Bahia of Caetano and of Dorival
Bahia de Gil
Bahia of Gil
Bahia de Gal
Bahia of Gal
Bahia de Caetano e de Dorival
Bahia of Caetano and of Dorival
Bahia de Gil
Bahia of Gil
Bahia de Gal
Bahia of Gal
Bahia de Caetano e de Dorival
Bahia of Caetano and of Dorival
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bagunçou — messed up / disarranged
Bagunçou comes from the verb bagunçar, meaning to mess up, disarrange, or create a mess. It's a common, informal word in Brazilian Portuguese that perfectly captures a sense of delightful chaos.
In the song, the singer uses it to express how the
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