Cacau – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Deejay Telio, Slow J
• Album: Reservado

Lyrics & Translation

"Cacau" by Deejay Telio and Slow J is a vibrant Afrobeat track that offers a glimpse into Portuguese culture and language. Through its catchy rhythms and loving lyrics, learn how the song uses Macau as a symbol of cultural fusion and celebrates the beauty and freedom in a relationship.

[English]

This is exactly how I’m going, oh life, I’m going

I’m heading out to Macau

With my baby, cocoa-colored

This is how I’m going, oh life, I’m going, yeah

I’m heading out to Macau

For my cocoa-colored baby

If you want, come with me, baby

With a one-way ticket, no coming back

Or show me the way I should go

I’m all in, just gotta be with you

If you want, come with me, baby

With a one-way ticket, no coming back

Or show me the way I should go

I’m all in, just gotta be with you

Yeah, come with me to see the world, see the neighborhood

Yeah, come with me to watch the planes

You wanna compare the olives here and in France?

Yeah, our story is gonna be worth millions

Just the two of us, or three, or four

Multiplying, of course the math doesn’t add up

I’m living the dream, obviously

We don’t even have a clock or calculator in the room

Hey, Bullseye, I threw the clay

Hey, in the sky, I left the car

So many traps, so many schemes, so much shiny stuff

And all I really wanted was to show you what freedom is

Hey, cocoa’s killing the longing

Do you wanna give me what I want to give you, bae?

Then give me what I want to give you, bae

This is exactly how I’m going, oh life, I’m going

I’m heading out to Macau

With my baby, cocoa-colored

This is how I’m going, oh life, I’m going, yeah

I’m heading out to Macau

For my cocoa-colored baby

If you want, come with me, baby

With a one-way ticket, no coming back

Or show me the way I should go

I’m all in, just gotta be with you

If you want, come with me, baby

With a one-way ticket, no coming back

Or show me the way I should go

I’m all in, just gotta be with you

[Portuguese]

Assim eu memo tou a ir, oh vida, eu tou a ir

Eu tou a bazar para Macau

Com a minha baby cor de cacau

Assim eu tou a ir, oh vida, eu tou a ir, yeah

Eu tou a bazar para Macau

Pá minha baby cor de cacau

Se quiseres, vem comigo, baby

Com bilhete só de ida, sem vir

Ou me mostra o caminho que eu sigo

Vou em tudo, basta tar contigo

Se quiseres, vem comigo, baby

Com bilhete só de ida, sem vir

Ou me mostra o caminho que eu sigo

Vou em tudo, basta tar contigo

Yeah, anda comigo ver o globo, ver a vizinhança

Yeah, anda comigo ver os aviões

Queres comparar as azeitonas da zona e da França?

Yeah, a nossa história vai valer milhões

Bazar só os dois, os três ou os quatro

Multiplicações, claro que a conta não bate

Tou a viver o sonho, como é lógico

Nós não temos nem relógio nem a calculadora no quarto

Hey, Bullseye, atirei o barro

Hey, no sky eu deixei o carro

Tanta armadilha, tanta trama, tanta tralha brilha

E eu só queria mesmo mostrar-te o que é liberdade

Hey, cacau tá a matar saudade

Queres dar-me o que eu quero dar-te, bae?

Então dá-me o que eu quero dar-te, bae

Assim eu memo tou a ir, oh vida, eu tou a ir

Eu tou a bazar para Macau

Com a minha baby cor de cacau

Assim eu tou a ir, oh vida, eu tou a ir, yeah

Eu tou a bazar para Macau

Pá minha baby cor de cacau

Se quiseres, vem comigo, baby

Com bilhete só de ida, sem vir

Ou me mostra o caminho que eu sigo

Vou em tudo, basta tar contigo

Se quiseres, vem comigo, baby

Com bilhete só de ida, sem vir

Ou me mostra o caminho que eu sigo

Vou em tudo, basta tar contigo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
bazar /baˈzaɾ/ B1	verb - to go, to travel (slang) noun - market, bazaar
Macau /maˈkaw/ B2	proper noun - Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China
cacau /kaˈkaw/ B1	noun - cocoa; the brown colour of cocoa beans
bilhete /biˈʎe.tɨ/ A2	noun - ticket, slip
caminho /kɐˈmi.ɲu/ A2	noun - path, way, route
seguir /seˈgiɾ/ B1	verb - to follow, to continue
liberdade /li.berˈda.dʒi/ B2	noun - freedom, liberty
saudade /sawˈda.dɨ/ C1	noun - deep nostalgic longing for something absent
lógico /ˈlo.ʒi.ku/ B2	adjective - logical, reasonable
calculadora /kɐlku.laˈdo.ɾa/ B1	noun - calculator
armadilha /aɾmaˈdi.ʎɐ/ B2	noun - trap, snare
trama /ˈtɾa.mɐ/ B2	noun - plot, storyline
brilhar /bɾiˈʎaʁ/ B1	verb - to shine, to glitter
multiplicações /multiplikɐˈsɐ̃w̃s/ C1	noun (plural) - multiplications (mathematical operations)
conta /ˈkõ.tɐ/ A2	noun - account, bill, calculation
atirar /a.tiˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to shoot, to throw
globo /ˈɡlo.bu/ B2	noun - globe, balloon

Key Grammar Structures

• Assim eu memo tou a ir, oh vida, eu tou a ir.

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the verb phrase 'tou a ir' to express an ongoing action of going.

• Com a minha baby cor de cacau.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The phrase 'com a minha baby' indicates companionship, using the preposition 'com' ('with').

• Se quiseres, vem comigo, baby.

  ➔ Conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase 'Se quiseres' introduces a condition, meaning 'If you want.'

• Queres comparar as azeitonas da zona e da França?

  ➔ Interrogative form.

  ➔ The phrase 'Queres comparar' is used to ask a question, showing the use of an interrogative structure.

• Vou em tudo, basta tar contigo.

  ➔ Infinitive phrase.

  ➔ In 'Vou em tudo', the infinitive 'tar' illustrates the idea of being with someone.

• Tanta armadilha, tanta trama, tanta tralha brilha.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of 'tanta' is used to emphasize the abundance of traps, plots, and things shining.