Os Passistas Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Os Passistas by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
Pinta uma estrela na lona azul do céu
Paint a star on the blue canvas of the sky
Pinta uma estrela lá
Paint a star there
Pinta um malandro
Paint a rogue
E no malandro outro malandro flutua angelical
And on the rogue another rogue floats angelically
Um por um, um por um, um por um, um por um, um por um
One by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one
Agora a moça esboça um salto, vai mas não vai
Now the girl attempts a jump, almost goes but doesn't
Todos sabem voar
Everyone knows how to fly
Baby, Boca, Charles
Baby, Boca, Charles
A tribo blue, nomadismo, tenda templo, circo trancendental
The blue tribe, nomadism, tent temple, transcendental circus
Jorge, Pepeu, Bola, Didi
Jorge, Pepeu, Bola, Didi
A história do samba, a luta de classes, os melhores passes de Pelé
The history of samba, the class struggle, Pelé's best passes
Tudo é filtrado ali
Everything is filtered there
Naquele espaço azul
In that blue space
Naquele tempo azul
In that blue time
Naquela tudo azul
In that everything's perfect
Eles dançam, eles dançam, eles dançam
They dance, they dance, they dance
Todos eles dançam
All of them dance
Dança-moenda, dança-desenho, dança-trapézio, dança-oração
Mill-dance, drawing-dance, trapeze-dance, prayer-dance
Moenda-redenção
Mill-redemption
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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Moenda-redenção — Mill-redemption
Moenda-redenção is a compound word created by Caetano Veloso, combining "moenda" (mill or grinding machine) and "redenção" (redemption). It's a unique and poetic construction that immediately catches the eye.
In the context of the song, which celebrates the art of samba dancers (passistas) and the cultural melting pot of Brazil, this word suggests a process where the act of dancing, like a mill, grinds and transforms experiences, leading to a form of spiritual or cultural redemption. It encapsulates the profound, almost sacred, nature of their dance.
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