Maracatu Atômico Lyrics in English Gilberto Gil
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maracatu Atômico by Gilberto Gil from Portuguese to English.
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Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Atrás do arranha-céu tem
Behind the skyscraper there is
O céu, tem o céu
The sky, there's the sky
E depois tem outro céu sem
And then there's another sky without
Estrelas
Stars
Em cima do guarda-chuva tem
On top of the umbrella there is
A chuva, tem a chuva
The rain, there's the rain
Que tem gotas tão lindas que
That has drops so beautiful that
Até dá vontade de
It even makes you want to
Comê-las
With them
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
No meio da couve-flor tem
In the middle of the cauliflower there is
A flor, tem a flor
The flower, has the flower
Que além de ser uma flor tem
That besides being a flower has
Sabor
Flavor
Dentro do porta-luvas tem a luva
Inside the glove box is the glove
Tem a luva
Got the glove
Que alguém de unhas negras
That someone with black nails
E tão afiadas
And so sharp
Esqueceu de por
Forgot to put
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Aaaaé
Aaaaah
Maracatu atômico
Atomic Maracatu
Aaaaé
Aaaaah
Maracatu atômico
Atomic Maracatu
No fundo do pára-raio tem
At the bottom of the lightning rod there is
O raio, tem o raio
The lightning, there's the lightning
Que caiu da nuvem negra do
That fell from the black cloud of
Temporal
Temporal
Todo quadro-negro é todo
Every blackboard is all
Negro é todo negro
Black is all black
Eu escrevo seu nome nele só
I write your name on it only
Pra demonstrar
To demonstrate
O meu apego
My attachment
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê êêê
Manamaê hey
O bico do beijar flor, beija-flor
The beak of the kissing flower, hummingbird
Beijar flor
kiss flower
E toda fauna flora gata de amor
And all the fauna, flora and love
Quem segura o porta estandarte
Who holds the standard bearer
Tem a arte, tem a arte
There's art, there's art
E aqui passa com raça
And here it goes smoothly
Eletrônico o maracatu
Electronic or maracatu
Atômico
Atomic
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
Manamaê ô
Manamaê oh
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