BOTA UM FUNK – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: PEDRO SAMPAIO, ANITTA, MC GW

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the exhilarating world of Brazilian funk with “BOTA UM FUNK,” a collaboration between Pedro Sampaio, Anitta, and MC GW. Dive into the vibrant beats and catchy lyrics that define this energetic genre, and learn how this song revives the spirit of baile funk, encouraging freedom and expression through dance.

[English]

Hey, hey

I came to Brazil to dance

Where are you with this hot rhythm here?

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play a funk beat on this stuff

Drop it, drop it, drop the love, drop it, drop it

Play a funk beat on this stuff

Oh, damn

Hands on the wall

And quickly

My girls hit the floor

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play a funk beat on this stuff

(Go, go, go)

Pedro Sampaio, go

Every time she tells me

To dance, saying she loves it

Every time she tells me

Play a funk beat on this stuff

Stop being so shameless

Play a funk beat on this stuff

You sneaky one, you bad girl

Play a funk beat on this stuff

The bad element I know she likes

Play a funk beat on this stuff

Bad, bad element I know she likes

Oh, damn

Are you serious? You swear? (I swear)

Are you serious? You swear? (I swear)

I’m going to give you what you like

You kneel and shake your butt (go)

Are you serious? You swear? (I swear)

Are you serious? You swear? (I swear)

I’m going to give you what you like

You kneel and shake your butt

Oh, damn

Hands on the wall

And quickly

My girls hit the floor

Floor, floor, floor, floor, floor, floor, floor

Floor, floor, floor, floor, floor

From now on, the party’s gonna start

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play a funk beat on this stuff

Drop it, drop it, drop the love, drop it

Every time she tells me

Play a funk beat on this stuff

...

[Portuguese]

Ei, ei

He venido a Brazil a bailar

Donde estas este ritmo caliente de aquí?

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Bota um funk nessa porra

Bota, bota, bota amor, bota, bota

Bota um funk nessa porra

Ai, caralho

Mão no paredão

E rapidamente

Minhas meninas vão no chão

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Bota um funk nessa porra

(Vai, vai, vai)

Pedro Sampaio, vai

Toda hora ela fala pra mim

Pra botar dizendo que ama

Toda hora ela fala pra mim

Bota um funk nessa porra

Deixa de ser sem vergonha

Bota um funk nessa porra

Sua safada, sua malandra

Bota um funk nessa porra

Mau elemento que eu sei que ela gosta

Bota um funk nessa porra

Mau, mau elemento quе eu sei que еla gosta

Ai, caralho

Jura pra mim, você jura (eu juro)

Jura pra mim, você jura (eu juro)

Vou botar o que tu gosta pra fora

Tu ajoelha e rebola tua bunda (vai)

Jura pra mim, você jura (eu juro)

Jura pra mim, você jura (eu juro)

Vou botar o que tu gosta pra fora

Tu ajoelha e rebola tua bunda

Ai, caralho

Mão no paredão

E rapidamente

Minhas meninas vão no chão

Chão, chão, chão, chão, chão, chão,chão

Chão, chão, chão, chão, chão

A partir de agora, o baile vai começar

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Bota um funk nessa porra

Bota, bota, bota amor, bota

Toda hora ela fala pra mim

Bota um funk nessa porra

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /bajˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to dance
ritmo /ˈʁitmu/ A2	noun - rhythm
funk /fʊŋk/ B1	noun - a style of dance music with a strong bass line and percussion
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
meninas /meˈnilaʃ/ B1	noun - girls
chão /ʃɐ̃w/ A2	noun - floor
paredão /paɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - big wall, wall of a building or a stage area
rebolar /ʁebuˈlaʁ/ B2	verb - to shake hips or buttocks rhythmically
jura /ˈʒuɾɐ/ B2	verb - to swear or promise
ajoelha /aʒuˈʎɐ/ B2	verb - to kneel
rebola /ʁebuˈla/ B2	verb - to wiggle hips or buttocks
começar /komeˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to start
começo /koˈmɛsu/ A2	noun - beginning, start

Key Grammar Structures

• Bota um funk nessa porra

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Bota" is an imperative form, used to give a command or request.

• Toda hora ela fala pra mim

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The verb "fala" is in the present tense, indicating an action that is currently happening.

• Deixa de ser sem vergonha

  ➔ Imperative mood with a negative form

  ➔ The phrase "Deixa de" is a negative command, telling someone to stop doing something.

• Vou botar o que tu gosta pra fora

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase "Vou botar" indicates a future action, meaning 'I will put'.

• Mão no paredão

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Mão no paredão" is a noun phrase that describes a specific action or position.

• Ai, caralho

  ➔ Exclamatory phrase

  ➔ The phrase "Ai, caralho" is an exclamatory phrase expressing strong emotion.

• Minhas meninas vão no chão

  ➔ Present tense with a subject

  ➔ The phrase "Minhas meninas vão" uses the present tense to describe what the subject is doing.