O Gato Lyrics Translation in English
Vinicius de Moraes
Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Com um lindo salto
With a beautiful leap
Leve e seguro
Light and secure
O gato passa
The cat passes
Do chão ao muro
From the ground to the wall
Logo mudando
Soon changing
De opinião
His opinion
Passa de novo
Passes again
Do muro ao chão
From the wall to the ground
E pisa e passa
And steps and passes
Cuidadoso, de mansinho
Careful, gently
Pega e corre, silencioso
Grabs and runs, silently
Atrás de um pobre passarinho
After a poor little bird
E logo pára
And then stops
Como assombrado
Like startled
Depois dispara
Then he shoots
Pula de lado
Jumps to the side
Se num novelo
If in a tangle
Fica enroscado
He gets tangled
Ouriça o pêlo, mal-humorado
He bristles his fur, in a bad mood
Um preguiçoso é o que ele é
A lazy one is what he is
E gosta muito de cafuné
And he really likes to be pampered
Com um lindo salto
With a beautiful leap
Leve e seguro
Light and secure
O gato passa
The cat passes
Do chão ao muro
From the ground to the wall
Logo mudando
Soon changing
De opinião
His opinion
Passa de novo
Passes again
Do muro ao chão
From the wall to the ground
E pisa e passa
And steps and passes
Cuidadoso, de mansinho
Careful, gently
Pega e corre, silencioso
Grabs and runs, silently
Atrás de um pobre passarinho
After a poor little bird
E logo pára
And then stops
Como assombrado
Like startled
Depois dispara
Then he shoots
Pula de lado
Jumps to the side
E quando à noite vem a fadiga
And when fatigue comes at night
Toma seu banho
He takes his bath
Passando a língua pela barriga
Passing his tongue over his belly