Casca de Caracol Lyrics Translation in English

No tempo que eu andava de quatro

In the time when I walked on all fours

Engatinhando pela beira do maior precipício

Crawling on the edge of the greatest precipice

Eu tinha muito medo de gente

I was very afraid of people

E nesse tempo conversar era o maior sacrifício

And in that time, talking was the greatest sacrifice

No tempo que toda a rapaziada

In the time when all the guys

Era algo de novo debaixo do sol

Were something new under the sun

Eu sempre preferia esconder

I always preferred to hide

A minha cara numa casca de caracol

My face in a snail shell

Eu tinha medo de gente

I was afraid of people

De gente que eu não conhecia

People I didn't know

E também tinha medo de gente

And I was also afraid of people

Que morava lá na vizinhança

Who lived in the neighborhood

Uma tremenda paúra

A tremendous fear

Ainda nova debaixo do sol

Still new under the sun

E eu na casca de caracol

And I in the snail shell

Andando de quatro

Walking on all fours

Debaixo do sol

Under the sun

Eu via o mundo todo mudando

I saw the whole world changing

Os cabelos cobrindo a maior das caras

Hair covering the biggest faces

E eu coma cabeça raspada

And I with a shaved head

Nesse tempo meu pai não me dava colher de chá

In that time, my father didn't cut me any slack

Mantive minha cara resguardada dentro de uma castelo

I kept my face protected inside a castle

De gente de cor

Of colored people

Eu era todo cheio de dedos com a cara

I was all fingers with my face

Numa casca de caracol

In a snail shell