Saudade Lyrics in English Claudia Leitte , Hungria Hip Hop

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Saudade by Claudia Leitte from Portuguese to English.
Verse 1
Listening to the records
It already hit me
Verse 1
Longing
I pulled the drawer
The worn-out abadá
Brought me
Longing
I gathered the friends
To look at the photos again
Then it was all
Longing
February arriving
Despair taking over
Then it hit
Urge
Here’s my samba reggae
Breaking barriers
Like a rocket
Climbing the hill
Come see
Come see
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
The world lands in Salvador
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Samba reggae
It's grace
It's blessing
It's peace
It’s for whoever carries faith in their heart
Just let Salvador’s carnival
Speak beyond my chorus
It's the sound of banzo
Of fusion
It comes from the skin, from the slave quarters
The salt of your sweat
It's losing yourself
To find yourself
And learn
To value your best
Here’s my samba reggae
Breaking barriers
Like a rocket
Climbing the hill
Come see
Come see
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
The world lands in Salvador
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
My longing is blues
Your smile is soul
When I release my thoughts
It's to talk about love
That scream is light
My voice has color
I let samba turn into reggae
To heal our pain
E e e e e e e e ê
Hold that samba reggae there
E e e e e e e e ê
I bring samba reggae to you
E e e e e e e e ê
Hold that samba reggae there
E e e e e e e e ê
I bring samba reggae to you
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
The world lands in Salvador
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Oooooooooh
Listening to the records did it
Longing
The worn-out abadá
Brought me
Longing
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SONG MEANING

Saudade is that bittersweet Brazilian feeling of missing something so intensely that it almost becomes a pleasant ache. In this song, Claudia Leitte flips through old records, pulls out a worn-out abadá (the colorful carnival shirt) and gathers friends to relive sun-soaked photos. Each little memory makes the longing grow as February—the month of Salvador’s legendary carnival—creeps closer. What starts as nostalgia quickly turns into an unstoppable vontade (craving) to dance, shout and celebrate again.

With Hungria Hip Hop’s smooth lines riding the groove, the track pays homage to samba-reggae, a rhythm born in Salvador that mixes African drums, samba swing and reggae cool. The lyrics invite the world to “disembark in Salvador,” where music is grace, blessing and peace. Claudia sings of blues-tinged longing, soul-bright smiles and a melody powerful enough to heal. By the end, saudade transforms into a collective street party: barriers break like rockets, hills become dance floors and every beat reminds us to value the best version of ourselves.

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