Desde Que O Samba É Samba Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Desde Que O Samba É Samba by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
A tristeza é senhora
Sadness is mistress
Desde que o samba é samba, é assim
Since samba is samba, it's like this
A lágrima clara sobre a pele escura
The clear tear on the dark skin
A noite, a chuva que cai lá fora
The night, the rain that falls outside
Solidão apavora
Loneliness terrifies
Tudo demorando em ser tão ruim
Everything taking so long to be so bad
Mas alguma coisa acontece
But something happens
No quando agora em mim
In the now within me
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
O samba ainda vai nascer
Samba will still be born
O samba ainda não chegou
Samba hasn't arrived yet
O samba não vai morrer
Samba won't die
Veja, o dia ainda não raiou
Look, the day hasn't dawned yet
O samba é pai do prazer
Samba is the father of pleasure
O samba é filho da dor
Samba is the son of pain
O grande poder transformador
The great transformative power
A tristeza é senhora
Sadness is mistress
Desde que o samba é samba, é assim
Since samba is samba, it's like this
A lágrima clara sobre a pele escura
The clear tear on the dark skin
A noite, a chuva que cai lá fora
The night, the rain that falls outside
Solidão apavora
Loneliness terrifies
Tudo demorando em ser tão ruim
Everything taking so long to be so bad
Mas alguma coisa acontece
But something happens
No quando agora em mim
In the now within me
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
O samba ainda vai nascer
Samba will still be born
O samba ainda não chegou
Samba hasn't arrived yet
O samba não vai morrer
Samba won't die
Veja, o dia ainda não raiou
Look, the day hasn't dawned yet
O samba é pai do prazer
Samba is the father of pleasure
O samba é filho da dor
Samba is the son of pain
O grande poder transformador
The great transformative power
A tristeza é senhora
Sadness is mistress
Desde que o samba é samba, é assim
Since samba is samba, it's like this
A lágrima clara sobre a pele escura
The clear tear on the dark skin
A noite, a chuva que cai lá fora
The night, the rain that falls outside
Solidão apavora
Loneliness terrifies
Tudo demorando em ser tão ruim
Everything taking so long to be so bad
Mas alguma coisa acontece
But something happens
No quando agora em mim
In the now within me
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
Cantando eu mando a tristeza embora
Singing, I send sadness away
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Caetano Veloso
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transformador — transformative
Transformador means "transformative" or "transforming." It's a powerful and evocative adjective that suggests change and evolution.
In the context of Caetano Veloso's song, samba is described as "O grande poder transformador" (The great transformative power). This highlights samba's profound ability to change sadness into joy, and to evolve as a cultural force, making it a central theme of the song.
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