Cantando No Toró Lyrics in English Chico Buarque
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Cantando No Toró by Chico Buarque from Portuguese to English.
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Sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Slang in the mud in white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem que dar o tom
A great artist has to set the tone
Quase rodando, caindo de boca
Almost spinning, falling in mouth
A voz é rouca mas o mote é bom
The voice is hoarse but the motto is good
Sambando na lama e causando frisson
Stumbling in the mud and causing frisson
Mas olha só
But look at that
Um samba de cócoras em terra de sapo
A squatting samba in a frog's land
Sapateando no toró
Tap dancing in the toro
Cantando e sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Singing and samba in the mud of white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem que dar lição
A great artist has to teach a lesson
Quase rodando, caindo de boca
Almost spinning, falling in mouth
Mas com um pouco de imaginação
But with a little imagination
Sambando na lama sem tocar o chão
Samba in the mud without touching the ground
E o tal ditado, como é?
And the saying, how is it?
Festa acabada, músicos a pé
Party over, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé, músicos a pé
Musicians on foot, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé
Musicians on foot
Sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Slang in the mud in white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem fazer fé
A great artist has to make faith
Quase rodando, caindo de boca
Almost spinning, falling in mouth
Aba de touca, jura de mulher
Cap brim, woman's vows
Sambando na lama e passando o boné
Stumbling in the mud and ironing his cap
Mas olha só
But look at that
Por fora filó, filó
On the outside filó, filó
Por dentro, molambo
Inside, molambo
Cambaleando no toró
Reeling in the toro
Cantando e sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Singing and samba in the mud of white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem que dar o que tem e o que não tem
A great artist has to give what he has and what he doesn't have
Tocando a bola no segundo tempo
Touching the ball in the second half
Atrás de tempo, sempre tempo vem
Behind time, always time comes
Sambando na lama, amigo, e tudo bem
Slang in the mud, buddy, and that's alright
E o tal ditado, como é?
And the saying, how is it?
Festa acabada, músicos a pé
Party over, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé, músicos a pé
Musicians on foot, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé
Musicians on foot
Sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Slang in the mud in white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem que estar feliz
A great artist has to be happy
Sambando na lama de salvando o verniz
Snorting in the mud of saving the varnish
Mas olha só
But look at that
Em terra de sapo, sambando de cócoras
In the land of frogs, samba squatting
Sapateando no toró
Tap dancing in the toro
Cantando e sambando na lama de sapato branco, glorioso
Singing and samba in the mud of white shoes, glorious
Um grande artista tem que estar tranchã
A great artist has to be on the trumpet
Sambando na lama, amigo, até amanhã
Sambunking in the mud, buddy, see you tomorrow
E o tal ditado, como é?
And the saying, how is it?
Festa acabada, músicos a pé
Party over, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé, músicos a pé
Musicians on foot, musicians on foot
Músicos a pé
Musicians on foot
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