50 Reais – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Naiara Azevedo, Maiara e Maraisa

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the powerful Brazilian sertanejo hit '50 Reais' by Naiara Azevedo featuring Maiara & Maraisa. This song offers a glimpse into Brazilian culture through its relatable story of infidelity and empowerment, making it a compelling way to connect with the language and emotions embedded in Brazilian music.

[English]

This song that I'm about to sing

It's a true story

And this story, happened... to me

Nice

How nice, huh!

What a beautiful scene, am I bothering the little couple here?

What trash!

You've got to be kidding me

So this is where your soccer game is every Wednesday!!

And by any chance, is this motel the same one you brought me to on our honeymoon?

It's the same one where you promised me heaven

And now you've taken the ground from under me

And you don't need to get dressed, I've already seen everything I needed to see here!

What a disappointment, one to zero for my intuition

I don't know if I slap her face or hit you

But I didn't come to interrupt your night of pleasure

And to help pay for the lady who satisfies you, here's 50 reais

I don't know if I slap her face or hit you

But I didn't come to interrupt your night of pleasure

And to help the lady who satisfies you, here's 50 reais

And by any chance, is this motel the same one you brought me to on our honeymoon?

It's the same one where you promised me heaven

And now you've taken the ground from under me

And you don't need to get dressed, I've already seen everything I needed to see here

What a disappointment, one to zero for my intuition

Chorus 2

And to help pay for the lady who satisfies you, here's 50 reais

[Portuguese]

Essa música que eu vou cantar agora

Ela é uma história verídica

E essa história, aconteceu... Comigo

Bonito

Que bonito, hein!

Que cena mais linda será que eu estou atrapalhando o casalzinho aí?

Que lixo!

"Cê" tá de brincadeira

Então é aqui o seu futebol toda quarta-feira!!

E por acaso esse motel, é o mesmo que trouxe na lua de mel?

É o mesmo que você me prometeu o céu

E agora me tirou o chão

E não precisa se vestir, eu já vi tudo que eu tinha que ver aqui!

Que decepção, um a zero pra minha intuição

Não sei se dou na cara dela ou bato em você

Mas eu não vim atrapalhar sua noite de prazer

E pra ajudar a pagar a dama que lhe satisfaz, toma aqui os 50 reais

Não sei se dou na cara dela ou bato em você

Mas eu não vim atrapalhar sua noite de prazer

E pra ajudar a dama que lhe satisfaz, toma aqui os 50 reais

E por acaso esse motel, é o mesmo que me trouxe na lua de mel?

É o mesmo que você me prometeu o céu

E agora me tirou o chão

E não precisa se vestir, eu já vi tudo que eu tinha que ver aqui

Que decepção, um á zero pra minha intuição

Refrão 2

E pra ajudar a pagar a dama que lhe satifaz, toma aqui os 50 reais

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
história /is'tɔɾjɐ/ A2	noun - story
bonito /bo'ni.tu/ A2	adjective - beautiful
cena /'se.nɐ/ A2	noun - scene
lixo /'li.ʃu/ A2	noun - trash
brincadeira /bɾĩ.kɐ'deɾɐ/ B1	noun - joke
motel /mo'tɛu/ A2	noun - motel
prometeu /pɾo.me'tew/ B1	verb - promised
decepção /de.sep'sɐ̃w/ B2	noun - disappointment
intuição /ĩ.tui'sɐ̃w/ B2	noun - intuition
prazer /pɾa'zeʁ/ B1	noun - pleasure
dama /'dɐ.mɐ/ A2	noun - lady
satisfaz /sati'faz/ B1	verb - satisfies
reais /ʁe'ais/ A1	noun - reais (Brazilian currency)

Key Grammar Structures

• Que cena mais linda será que eu estou atrapalhando o casalzinho aí?

  ➔ Inversion with Interrogative Pronouns/Adverbs; Future Subjunctive

  ➔ The sentence structure is inverted due to the interrogative nature starting with "Que". "Será" uses the future subjunctive, expressing doubt or possibility about whether the speaker is bothering the couple.

• "Cê" tá de brincadeira

  ➔ Informal Contraction; Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "Cê" is a colloquial contraction of "Você" (you). "Tá de brincadeira" is an idiomatic expression meaning "You've got to be kidding me" or "Are you joking?".

• E por acaso esse motel, é o mesmo que trouxe na lua de mel?

  ➔ Relative Pronoun; Question Formation

  ➔ "Que" acts as a relative pronoun, connecting the motel to the fact that it's the same one he brought her to on their honeymoon. The question is formed by inverting the verb and subject.

• É o mesmo que você me prometeu o céu

  ➔ Relative Pronoun; Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Que" is a relative pronoun, connecting the motel to what he promised. "Me" is an indirect object pronoun, indicating that the promise was made to her.

• E agora me tirou o chão

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronoun

  ➔ "Me" is an indirect object pronoun, indicating that the action of taking away the ground (making her feel unstable) is directed at her.

• E não precisa se vestir, eu já vi tudo que eu tinha que ver aqui!

  ➔ Imperative (negative); Relative Pronoun; Past Perfect

  ➔ "Não precisa" is a negative imperative, meaning "Don't need to". "Que" is a relative pronoun. "Tinha que ver" is past perfect expressing an action completed before another point in the past (her arrival).

• Não sei se dou na cara dela ou bato em você

  ➔ Indirect Question with "Se"; Alternative Conditional

  ➔ "Não sei se...ou" introduces an indirect question expressing uncertainty about two alternative actions. "Se" functions as "whether" in the English equivalent.

• E pra ajudar a pagar a dama que lhe satisfaz, toma aqui os 50 reais

  ➔ Infinitive Verb as Purpose; Relative Pronoun; Indirect Object Pronoun; Imperative (affirmative)

  ➔ "Pra ajudar" (para ajudar) uses the infinitive to express purpose (to help). "Que" is a relative pronoun. "Lhe" is an indirect object pronoun, meaning "to her". "Toma aqui" is an affirmative imperative, meaning "take this" or "here you go".