Relampiano Lyrics in English Paulinho Moska , Lenine
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Relampiano by Paulinho Moska from Portuguese to English.
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
E 'tá vendendo drops
And he's selling candies
No sinal
At the traffic light
Todo dia é dia
Every day is a day
Toda hora é hora
Every hour is an hour
Neném não demora
Neném doesn't delay
Pra se levantar
To get up
Mãe lavando roupa
Mother washing clothes
Pai já foi embora
Father already left
E o caçula chora
And the youngest cries
Pra se acostumar
To get used to it
Com a vida lá de fora
With life outside
Do barraco
Of the shack
Hai que endurecer
One must harden
Um coração tão fraco
A heart so weak
Pra vencer o medo do trovão
To overcome the fear of thunder
Sua vida aponta a contramão
His life points the wrong way
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
E 'tá vendendo drops
And he's selling candies
No sinal, ninguém
At the traffic light, nobody
Tudo é tão normal
Everything's so normal
Todo tal e qual
All just the same
Neném não tem hora
Neném doesn't have a time
Pra ir se deitar
To go to bed
Mãe passando roupa
Mother ironing clothes
Do pai de agora
Of the current father
De um outro caçula
Of another youngest child
Que ainda vai chegar
Who's yet to arrive
É mais uma boca
It's one more mouth
Dentro do barraco
Inside the shack
Mais um quilo de farinha
One more kilo of flour
Do mesmo saco
From the same bag
Para alimentar
To feed
Um novo João ninguém
A new John Nobody
A cidade cresce junto e com
The city grows together and with
É mais uma boca
It's one more mouth
Dentro do barraco
Inside the shack
Mais um quilo de farinha
One more kilo of flour
Do mesmo saco
From the same bag
Para alimentar
To feed
Um novo João ninguém
A new John Nobody
A cidade cresce junto e com neném
The city grows together and with Neném
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
'Tá relampiano
It's lightning
Cadê neném?
Where's Neném?
'Tá vendendo drops
He's selling candies
No sinal pra alguém
At the traffic light for someone
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Oswaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel, Paulo Correa De Araujo
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Relampiano — It's lightning / There's lightning
Relampiano is a colloquial and somewhat informal way of saying "it's lightning" or "there's lightning" in Portuguese. It's a verb derived from "relâmpago" (lightning).
In the song, it immediately sets a vivid, almost urgent scene, hinting at a storm both literal and metaphorical. It's an engaging word because it's not the standard grammatical form, making it more conversational and unique to the song's narrative about a challenging life.
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