Sampa Lyrics in English Caetano Veloso
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sampa by Caetano Veloso from Portuguese to English.
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Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração
Something happens in my heart
Que só quando cruza a ipiranga e a avenida são joão
That only when it crosses the ipiranga and the avenue are john
É que quando eu cheguei por aqui eu nada entendi
It's just that when I got here I didn't understand anything
Da dura poesia concreta de tuas esquinas
From the hard concrete poetry of your corners
Da deselegância discreta de tuas meninas
Of the discreet inelegance of your girls
Ainda não havia para mim rita lee, a tua mais completa tradução
There was still no rita lee for me, your most complete translation
Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração
Something happens in my heart
Que só quando cruza a ipiranga e a avenida são joão
That only when it crosses the ipiranga and the avenue are john
Quando eu te encarei frente a frente não vi o meu rosto
When I stared at you face to face I didn't see my face
Chamei de mau gosto o que vi
I called in bad taste what I saw
De mau gosto, mau gosto
Bad taste, bad taste
É que narciso acha feio o que não é espelho
It's just that narcissus thinks ugly what's not mirror
E a mente apavora o que ainda não é mesmo velho
And the mind terrifies what's not even old yet
Nada do que não era antes quando não somos mutantes
Nothing that wasn't before when we're not mutants
E foste um difícil começo
And you were a tough start
Afasto o que não conheço
I push away what I don't know
E quem vem de outro sonho feliz de cidade
And who comes from another happy city dream
Aprende depressa a chamar-te de realidade
Learn quickly to call yourself reality
Porque és o avesso do avesso do avesso do avesso
Because you're inside out inside out
Do povo oprimido nas filas, nas vilas, favelas
Of the oppressed people in the queues, in the villages, slums
Da força da grana que ergue e destrói coisas belas
From the strength of money that lifts and destroys beautiful things
Da feia fumaça que sobe apagando as estrelas
From the ugly smoke that rises erasing the stars
Eu vejo surgir teus poetas de campos e espaços
I see your poets emerge from fields and spaces
Tuas oficinas de florestas, teus deuses da chuva
Your forest workshops, your rain gods
Panaméricas de áfricas utópicas, túmulo do samba
Panaméricas of utopian africas, tomb of samba
Mas possível novo quilombo de zumbi
But possible new zombie quilombo
E os novos baianos passeiam na tua garoa
And the new Bahians ride your droo
E novos baianos te podem curtir numa boa
And new Bahians can enjoy you in a good
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Caetano Emmanuel Viana Teles Veloso
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