BOTA UM FUNK – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: PEDRO SAMPAIO, ANITTA, MC GW

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Brazilian funk with 'BOTA UM FUNK,' a collaboration between Pedro Sampaio, Anitta, and MC GW. This high-energy track offers a taste of Brazilian Portuguese slang and the infectious rhythms that define Rio's baile funk scene. Learn about Brazilian music and culture through this energetic song .

[English]

Hey, hey

I’ve come to Brazil to dance

Where is this hot rhythm from around here?

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play some funk in this joint

Play it, play it, play it, love, play it, play it

Play some funk in this joint

Damn

Hands on the wall

And quickly

My girls hit the floor

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play some funk in this joint

(Go, go, go)

Pedro Sampaio, go

Every time she tells me

To play it, saying she loves it

Every time she tells me

Play some funk in this joint

Stop being shameless

Play some funk in this joint

You sly, you tricky one

Play some funk in this joint

The bad influence I know she likes

Play some funk in this joint

The bad, bad influence I know she likes

Damn

Swear to me, you swear (I swear)

Swear to me, you swear (I swear)

I’ll play what you like out loud

You kneel and shake your booty (go)

Swear to me, you swear (I swear)

Swear to me, you swear (I swear)

I’ll play what you like out loud

You kneel and shake your booty

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 starting

Oh, D-, oh, DJ

Play some funk in this joint

Play it, play it, play it, love, play it

Every time she tells me

Play some funk in this joint

...

[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, use of pronoun + verb + object + informal intensifier.

  ➔ "Bota" is the imperative form of the verb "botar" (to put/play). "Um funk" is the object. "Nessa porra" is a very informal and strong way to say "this thing" or "here".

• Deixa de ser sem vergonha

  ➔ Imperative mood with infinitive construction, expressing a command to stop being something.

  ➔ "Deixa de ser" means "stop being". "Sem vergonha" means "shameless". The sentence is a command to someone to stop being shameless.

• Jura pra mim, você jura (eu juro)

  ➔ Direct speech, question and answer, use of pronoun and verb 'jurar' (to swear).

  ➔ This is a direct question and answer exchange. "Jura pra mim" means "swear to me". "Você jura?" means "Do you swear?". "Eu juro" means "I swear".

• Mau elemento que eu sei que ela gosta

  ➔ Relative clause modifying 'elemento', use of subjunctive implication (knowing something someone likes).

  ➔ "Mau elemento" means "bad element" or "troublemaker". The phrase implies the speaker knows this person likes someone who is a bit of a rebel.