Carioca Lyrics Translation in English
Chico Buarque
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Gostosa
Delicious
Quentinha
Warm
Tapioca
Tapioca
O pregão abre o dia
The street vendor opens the day
Hoje tem baile funk
Today there's funk dance
Tem samba no Flamengo
There's samba at Flamengo
O reverendo
The reverend
No palanque lendo
Reading on the platform
O Apocalipse
The Apocalypse
O homem da Gávea criou asas
The man from Gávea grew wings
Vadia
Whore
Gaivota
Seagull
Sobrevoa a tardinha
Flies over the late afternoon
E a neblina da ganja
And the ganja mist
O povaréu sonâmbulo
The sleepwalking crowd
Ambulando
Wandering
Que nem muamba
Just like contraband
Nas ondas do mar
In the waves of the sea
Cidade maravilhosa
Marvelous city
És minha
You are mine
O poente na espinha
The sunset on the spine
Das tuas montanhas
Of your mountains
Quase arromba a retina
Nearly bursts the retina
De quem vê
Of those who see
De noite
At night
Meninas
Girls
Peitinhos de pitomba
Little breasts like pitomba fruit
Vendendo por Copacabana
Selling along Copacabana
As suas bugigangas
Their trinkets
Suas bugigangas
Your trinkets