Oração Ao Tempo Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Oração Ao Tempo by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
És um senhor tão bonito
You are such a beautiful lord
Quanto a cara do meu filho
As beautiful as my son's face
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Vou te fazer um pedido
I'm going to make you a request
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Compositor de destinos
Composer of destinies
Tambor de todos os ritmos
Drum of all rhythms
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Entro num acordo contigo
I come to an agreement with you
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Por seres tão inventivo
For being so inventive
E pareceres contínuo
And seeming continuous
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
És um dos deuses mais lindos
You are one of the most beautiful gods
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Que sejas ainda mais vivo
May you be even more alive
No som do meu estribilho
In the sound of my refrain
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Ouve bem o que te digo
Listen well to what I tell you
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Peço-te o prazer legítimo
I ask you for legitimate pleasure
E o movimento preciso
And the precise movement
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Quando o tempo for propício (uhh)
When the time is propitious (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (uhh)
Time, time, time, time (uhh)
De modo que o meu espírito
So that my spirit
Ganhe um brilho definido
Gains a defined glow
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
E eu espalhe benefícios (uhh)
And I spread benefits (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (uhh)
Time, time, time, time (uhh)
O que usaremos pra isso
What we'll use for that
Fica guardado em sigilo
Stays kept in secret
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo)
Time, time, time, time (time, time, time, time)
Apenas contigo e comigo (uhh)
Only with you and with me (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (uhh)
Time, time, time, time (uhh)
E quando eu tiver saído
And when I'm gone
Para fora do teu círculo
Outside your circle
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Não serei nem terás sido (uhh)
I won't be, nor will you have been (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (uhh)
Time, time, time, time (uhh)
Ainda assim acredito
Even so, I believe
Ser possível reunirmo-nos
It's possible for us to reunite
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo)
Time, time, time, time (time, time, time, time)
Num outro nível de vínculo (uhh)
On another level of bond (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (uhh) (tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo)
Time, time, time, time (uhh) (time, time, time, time)
Portanto peço-te aquilo (uh-uh-uh-uh)
Therefore I ask you for that (uh-uh-uh-uh)
E te ofereço elogios (uh-uh-uh)
And I offer you praises (uh-uh-uh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo
Time, time, time, time
Nas rimas do meu estilo (uhh)
In the rhymes of my style (uhh)
Tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo (tempo, tempo, tempo, tempo)
Time, time, time, time (time, time, time, time)
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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inventivo — inventive
Inventivo means "inventive" or "creative." It's a less common adjective that stands out in the lyrics, describing something with ingenuity and originality.
In "Oração Ao Tempo," Caetano Veloso uses this word to praise Time itself, calling it "tão inventivo" (so inventive). This personification of Time as a creative force, a "Compositor de destinos" (Composer of destinies), makes the word particularly engaging and gives it a profound, almost divine, connotation within the song's spiritual context.
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