Lyrics & Translation
Dive into the vibrant world of Brazilian music with Thullio Milionário's "Casca de Bala." This song offers a window into Brazilian culture, celebrating themes of friendship and camaraderie through its catchy rhythm and heartfelt lyrics. Learn about the slang term 'casca de bala' and immerse yourself in the energetic sounds of 'vaquejada' music.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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menino /meˈninu/ A1 |
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parceiro /paʁˈseɾu/ A2 |
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vaqueiro /vaˈkejɾu/ B1 |
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cachaça /kaˈʃasa/ B2 |
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bolão /boˈlɐ̃w/ B2 |
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perde /ˈpeʁdʒi/ B1 |
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rolar /hoˈlaʁ/ B1 |
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chão /ʃɐ̃w/ A1 |
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sucesso /suˈsɛsu/ B2 |
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bêba /ˈbɛbɐ/ A2 |
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maneira /maˈneɾɐ/ B1 |
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ligado /liˈɡadu/ B1 |
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final /fiˈnaw/ A2 |
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semana /seˈmɐnɐ/ A1 |
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perde /ˈpeʁdʒi/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Só dá eu e meu parceiro Casca de Bala
➔ Idiomatic Expression: "Só dá" meaning 'It's all about' or 'It's just us'.
➔ The phrase "Só dá" emphasizes exclusivity or focus. In this context, it means "It's all about me and my partner Casca de Bala".
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E final de semana tem, nós vamos para o bolão
➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (adjusted for colloquial speech) & Prepositional Phrase
➔ "Nós vamos para o bolão" means "We are going to the betting pool." The verb "vamos" agrees with the subject "nós". In informal speech, subject-verb agreement can sometimes be looser.
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Vai rolar muita cachaça e o paredão ligado
➔ Future Tense using "Ir + Infinitive", Conjunction "e"
➔ "Vai rolar" is a future construction meaning "it's going to happen" or "there will be." "e" connects two clauses: the drinking and the sound system being on.
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As vaqueirinhas tudo bêba', já tudo endreada
➔ Adjective Agreement (with a possible grammatical deviation for emphasis/dialect), Use of "tudo" as an intensifier
➔ "As vaqueirinhas tudo bêba'" literally translates to "The cowgirls all drunk". "Tudo" intensifies the adjective "bêba" (drunk). The expected agreement is "bêbas", but "bêba" is used, a colloquial simplification or dialectal variation.
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Nós não perde uma vaquejada
➔ Negative Sentence Formation, Indefinite Article Usage
➔ "Nós não perde uma vaquejada" means "We don't miss a vaquejada". The negative is formed by placing "não" before the verb "perde". "Uma" is the indefinite article.
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