Caminhada – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: F3lix

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful and poignant world of Brazilian rapper Coban (Félix) through his music. His raw and honest lyrics, born from a life of crime and its severe consequences, offer a unique and compelling window into the Portuguese language as it is spoken in the favelas of Brazil. Learning with his music provides not just vocabulary, but a deep cultural context of a reality few have experienced. This song is special because of its unflinching honesty and the profound life story behind it.

[English]

Far from the walk

I stand still, without being a dreamer

On this road, with firm steps

Without fear of mistakes

Negativity tries to interfere a lot

But every week is a new city

Straight path, and only increases speed

You can capsize if you're only focused on reality

Even if it hurts, I know how to overcome difficulties

Weak energy above me won't catch me

But to get it right, baby knows

As long as there are alerts for your words, they won't catch me

My beginning was just to seek opportunities

Intrigues that are spoken, nothing comes from them

But what the common people want to do

Let them talk

I don't worry, I seek my money

Your wishes have been mine, the only ones that mattered

Always enjoyed the step, and someone happy

If it doesn't hurt, the heart is full of pain

Flee from evil, and someone unhappy

Who is always competing and always comparing

Itinerary that you don't know

And I just seek what is partnership

You really know, but what we don't do

I'm one of those who take and bring

Not everything is what it seems

I found out the plan that time has steadfast

For your words, for words if you do

The secret is for you to listen, quickly

Believe in your dream

[Portuguese]

Lonxe duma caminhada

N'ta empé, sem ser um sonhador

N'sta estrada, com pé firme

Sem medo falha

Negatividade tenta bem pa atrapalha

Ma cada cada semana é um cidade

Caminho reto e só aumenta velocidade

Ca pode capota só focado na realidade

Memo se custa gosto no vence dificuldade

Energia fraco riba mi ca ta apanha

Ma pa acerta na hora baby sabe

Tanto qui alerta pa bo fla mi ndo ca apanha

Nha cumiço foi só busca oportunidade

Intrigas que sta fla, ca nada cumi

Ma o que Zé povinho quiri faze

N'ton dexa-s fala

N'ca preocupa, n'to busca nha guita

Seus desejo oi nha, na único qui staba

Sempre Godja passo, e alguém feliz

Se n'ta magoa, coração sa cheio mágoa

Fugi di maldade, e alguém infeliz

Qui sta sempre ta competi e sempre ta compara

Itinerário que bo ca sabi

E só bo busca qui ta parce

Es cre sabi, mo qui no ta faze

Mim é um di quês qui sa leba e qui sa traze

Nem tudo é aquilo qui ta parece

Eu soube o plano qui tempo um conxa tenaz

Pa tu fla, pa flam se bo faze

Segredo é pa bo odja, logo max

Acredita na um sonho

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
caminhada /kəmiˈɲɐdɐ/ A2	noun - walk; journey
sonhador /suɲɐˈdoɾ/ B1	noun - dreamer
estrada /ʃtɾɐˈdɐ/ A1	noun - road; highway
medo /ˈmɛdu/ A1	noun - fear
falha /ˈfaʎɐ/ B1	noun - failure; flaw
negatividade /nɪɡətiviˈdadʃ/ B2	noun - negativity
caminho /kɐˈmiɲu/ A1	noun - path; way
realidade /ʁɐliˈdadʃ/ A2	noun - reality
dificuldade /difikuɬˈdadʃ/ A2	noun - difficulty
energia /ɛnɨɾˈʒiɐ/ A1	noun - energy
oportunidade /ɔpuɾtuniˈdadʃ/ B1	noun - opportunity
desejo /dɪˈʒɛʒu/ A2	noun - desire; wish
coração /koɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart
maldade /maɫˈdadʃ/ B1	noun - wickedness; evil
plano /ˈplɐnu/ A1	noun - plan
segredo /sɪˈɡɾɛdu/ A2	noun - secret
sonho /ˈsɔɲu/ A1	noun - dream
vence /ˈvɛ̃si/ A2	verb - to overcome; to win
acredita /akɾɛˈditɐ/ A1	verb - to believe

Key Grammar Structures

• Lonxe duma caminhada

  ➔ Prepositional phrase for distance

  ➔ "Lonxe" means far, and "duma caminhada" uses "de" + "uma" to specify 'of a walk', indicating separation or distance from the action.

• N'ta empé, sem ser um sonhador

  ➔ Negation with pronominal form

  ➔ "N'ta" is a contraction of négation, placing the pronoun and verb in a negated present continuous, meaning 'I am not standing', with "sem ser" adding 'without being'.

• Sem medo falha

  ➔ Preposition 'sem' meaning without

  ➔ "Sem" expresses absence, here paired with a noun "medo" (fear) and adjective "falha" (failure), to mean 'without fear of failure'.

• Ma cada cada semana é um cidade

  ➔ indefinite article use

  ➔ "Um" is the indefinite article for masculine singular, used here with "cidade" meaning 'a city', implying each challenge is new, comparable to a destination.

• Memo se custa gosto no vence dificuldade

  ➔ Concessive conjunction 'memo se'

  ➔ "Memo se" introduces a concession ('even if'), meaning 'even if it costs joy, no one overcomes difficulty without effort'.

• N'ton dexa-s fala

  ➔ Imperative mood in Creole

  ➔ "N'ton dexa-s" combines negation and imperative, like 'don't let them speak', using contracted forms to direct action.

• Se n'ta magoa, coração sa cheio mágoa

  ➔ Conditional clause with 'se'

  ➔ "Se" introduces the condition 'if you feel hurt', leading to the result 'the heart is full of hurt', expressing cause-effect.

• Nem tudo é aquilo qui ta parece

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun 'nem tudo'

  ➔ "Nem tudo" means 'not everything', negating the idea that appearances match reality in the phrase 'not everything is what it seems'.

• Segredo é pa bo odja, logo max

  ➔ Passive imperative 'é pa bo odja'

  ➔ "É pa bo odja" uses passive structure to advise 'it is to watch (for)', meaning 'the secret is for you to watch soon'.

• Acredita na um sonho

  ➔ Imperative verb 'acredita'

  ➔ "Acredita" directs belief ('believe'), combined with "na um sonho" ('in a dream'), urging faith in aspirations.