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La, la-la-la-la-la-la 00:13
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 00:19
La, la-la-la-la-la-la (vai, Chico) 00:24
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 00:30
Quando a gente está contente 00:35
Tanto faz o quente, tanto faz o frio 00:37
Tanto faz, que eu me esqueça do meu compromisso 00:40
Comecei aquilo que aconteceu dez minutos atrás 00:42
Dez minutos atrás de uma ideia 00:46
Já dão para uma teia de aranha crescer e prender 00:48
Sua vida na cadeia de um pensamento 00:51
Que de um momento para o outro começa a doer 00:54
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 00:57
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:02
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:08
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:13
Quando a gente está contente, gente, a gente cata gato 01:19
Barata pode ser um barato total 01:22
Tudo que você disser deve fazer bem 01:24
Nada que você comer deve fazer mal 01:26
Quando a gente está contente 01:29
Nem pensar que está contente 01:31
Nem pensar que está contente a gente quer 01:32
Nem pensar a gente quer 01:35
A gente quer, a gente quer, a gente quer é viver 01:36
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:40
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:45
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:51
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 01:56
Quando a gente está contente 02:02
Tanto faz o quente, tanto faz o frio 02:04
Tanto faz, que eu me esqueça do meu compromisso 02:06
Comecei aquilo que aconteceu dez minutos atrás 02:09
Dez minutos atrás de uma ideia 02:12
Já dão para uma teia de aranha crescer e prender 02:14
Sua vida na cadeia de um pensamento 02:18
Que de um momento para o outro começa a doer 02:20
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 02:24
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 02:29
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 02:34
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 02:40
Quando a gente está contente, gente, a gente cata gato 02:45
Barata pode ser um barato total 02:48
Tudo que você disser deve fazer bem 02:50
Nada que você comer deve fazer mal 02:52
Quando a gente está contente 02:55
Nem pensar que está contente 02:57
Nem pensar que está contente a gente quer 02:58
Nem pensar a gente quer 03:01
A gente quer, a gente quer, a gente quer é viver 03:02
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:06
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:12
La, la-la-la-la-la-la (vai, Chicão) 03:17
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:23
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:28
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:33
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:39
La, la-la-la-la-la-la 03:44
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Barato Total – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

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Embark on a joyful linguistic journey with Gilberto Gil's "Barato Total"! This iconic Brazilian song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the nuances of Portuguese, especially its rich colloquialisms and expressions of emotion. Through its lighthearted lyrics and infectious melody, you'll learn vocabulary related to happiness, daily life, and overcoming worries, while experiencing the vibrant rhythms of MPB. "Barato Total" isn't just a song; it's an invitation to embrace a positive outlook, making it a truly special and memorable way to connect with Brazilian culture and language.

[English]
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la (go, Chico)
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
When we are happy
It doesn't matter if it's hot, it doesn't matter if it's cold
It doesn't matter, I forget my commitments
I started what happened ten minutes ago
Ten minutes ago from an idea
It's enough time for a spider web to grow and trap
Your life in the chain of a thought
That suddenly starts to hurt
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
When we are happy, folks, we catch a cat
A cockroach can be a total trip
Everything you say should do good
Nothing you eat should do harm
When we are happy
Don't even think that you're happy
Don't even think that you're happy, we want
Don't even think, we want
We want, we want, what we want is to live
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
When we are happy
It doesn't matter if it's hot, it doesn't matter if it's cold
It doesn't matter, I forget my commitments
I started what happened ten minutes ago
Ten minutes ago from an idea
It's enough time for a spider web to grow and trap
Your life in the chain of a thought
That suddenly starts to hurt
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
When we are happy, folks, we catch a cat
A cockroach can be a total trip
Everything you say should do good
Nothing you eat should do harm
When we are happy
Don't even think that you're happy
Don't even think that you're happy, we want
Don't even think, we want
We want, we want, what we want is to live
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la (go, Chicão)
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
La, la-la-la-la-la-la
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

contentemente

/kõtʃẽtʃiˈmẽtʃi/

A2
  • adverb
  • - happily, feeling pleased

faz

/faz/

A1
  • verb
  • - to do, to make

mal

/mau/

A1
  • adjective / noun
  • - bad, evil

comida

/kõˈmida/

A2
  • noun
  • - food

quente

/ˈkẽtʃi/

A2
  • adjective
  • - hot, warm

frio

/ˈfɾiu/

A2
  • adjective
  • - cold

ideia

/iˈdʒeɪ.ɐ/

B1
  • noun
  • - idea, thought

tempo

/ˈtẽp.mu/

B1
  • noun
  • - time, tempo

cadeia

/kɐˈdʒe.ɐ/

B2
  • noun
  • - chain, imprisonment

pensamento

/pẽˈsa.mẽ.tu/

B2
  • noun
  • - thought, thinking

doer

/ˈdo.eʁ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to start, to begin

gente

/ˈʒẽ.tʃi/

A2
  • noun
  • - people

total

/ˈtɔ.taw/

A2
  • adjective / noun
  • - total, complete

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Quando a gente está contente

    ➔ Present tense

    ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a state of being: when 'we are happy'.

  • Tanto faz o quente, tanto faz o frio

    ➔ Indifference expression

    ➔ The phrase expresses indifference to temperature: 'it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold'.

  • Barata pode ser um barato total

    ➔ Modal verb usage

    ➔ The modal verb 'pode' indicates possibility: 'can be a total trip'.

  • A gente quer é viver

    ➔ Emphatic structure

    ➔ The structure emphasizes the desire to live: 'what we want is to live'.

  • Nem pensar que está contente

    ➔ Negative expression

    ➔ The phrase uses a negative structure to express disbelief: 'not even thinking that one is happy'.

  • Dez minutos atrás de uma ideia

    ➔ Time expression

    ➔ The phrase indicates a specific time reference: 'ten minutes ago from an idea'.

  • Sua vida na cadeia de um pensamento

    ➔ Prepositional phrase

    ➔ The phrase uses a prepositional structure to describe a state: 'your life in the chain of a thought'.