Melzinho Na Chupeta Lyrics Translation in English
Elymar Santos
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Brasileiros e Brasileiras!!!
Brazilians, both men and women!!!
Terra à vista!!!
Land in sight!!!
Tem amor
There's love
Aqui pra dar
Here to give
Onde canta o sabiá
Where the sabiá sings
Vem de longe ó
It comes from afar
Foi seu Cabral que descobriu
It was Cabral who discovered
Provou, gostou,
Tried, liked it,
Deitou, rolou
Laid down, rolled
No Pau Brasil
On the Brazilwood
De lá pra cá tudo mudou ô ô ô
From then till now, everything has changed, oh oh oh
Terra abençoada
Blessed land
Tudo que se planta dá
Everything that's planted grows
Magia iluminada de norte a sul
Enlightened magic from north to south
Pela luz de Oxalá
By the light of Oxalá
O que é bom todo mundo gosta
Everyone likes what's good
Encosta que a marola vai levar
Lean on it, the waves will carry you away
É melzinho na chupeta
It's honey in the pacifier
É papinha da babá
It's the nanny's porridge
Até o "abi" que é daqui meteu a pá
Even the "abi" from here joined in
A arte mil faces do tempero brasileiro
The thousand faces of Brazilian seasoning
Coração aventureiro viajando na imensidão
An adventurous heart traveling in vastness
Os rios, o verde e as matas
The rivers, the green, and the forests
A cor da mulata
The color of the mulatto
O meu time campeão
My champion team
No palco do meu carnaval
On the stage of my carnival
As riquezas desse chão
The riches of this land
O meu capricho tropical
My tropical whim
Nesse ninguém mete a mão
No one messes with this