Parabolicamará Lyrics in English Gilberto Gil
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Parabolicamará by Gilberto Gil from Portuguese to English.
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Antes mundo era pequeno
Before the world was small
Porque Terra era grande
Because Earth was big
Hoje mundo é muito grande
Today the world is very big
Porque Terra é pequena
Because Earth is small
Do tamanho da antena parabolicamará
The size of the satellite dish
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
Antes longe era distante
Before far was far away
Perto, só quando dava
Close, only when possible
Quando muito, ali defronte
At most, there in front
E o horizonte acabava
And the horizon ended
Hoje lá trás dos montes, den' de casa, camará
Today behind the mountains, at home, comrade
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
De jangada leva uma eternidade
By raft it takes forever
De saveiro leva uma encarnação
From sloop takes an incarnation
De jangada leva uma eternidade
By raft it takes forever
De saveiro leva uma encarnação
From sloop takes an incarnation
Pela onda luminosa
By the light wave
Leva o tempo de um raio
It takes lightning time
Tempo que levava Rosa
Time it took Rosa
Pra aprumar o balaio
To straighten the basket
Quando sentia que o balaio ia escorregar
When I felt like the basket was going to slip
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
Esse tempo nunca passa
This time never passes
Não é de ontem nem de hoje
It's not from yesterday or today
Mora no som da cabaça
Lives in the sound of the gourd
Nem 'tá preso nem foge
Neither is he arrested nor escapes
No instante que tange o berimbau, meu camará
The moment the berimbau hits, my friend
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
De jangada leva uma eternidade
By raft it takes forever
De saveiro leva uma encarnação
From sloop takes an incarnation
De jangada leva uma eternidade
By raft it takes forever
De saveiro leva uma encarnação
From sloop takes an incarnation
De avião, o tempo de uma saudade
By plane, the time of longing
Esse tempo não tem rédea
This time has no rein
Vem nas asas do vento
Comes on the wings of the wind
O momento da tragédia
The moment of the tragedy
Chico, Ferreira e Bento
Chico, Ferreira and Bento
Só souberam na hora do destino apresentar
They only knew when fate presented
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
Ê, volta do mundo, camará
Hey, around the world, buddy
Êê, mundo dá volta, camará
Hey, world goes around, buddy
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