Cobra Venenosa – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Ludmilla, DJ Will 22

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the empowering message of "Cobra Venenosa" by Ludmilla featuring DJ Will 22. This song, with its infectious funk beat, not only offers a glimpse into Brazilian music culture but also teaches valuable lessons about resilience against negativity and the importance of supportive relationships.

[English]

Hey!

...

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

Dripping from your mouth

Your venom in the corner

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

In the corner of your mouth

Your poison dripping

I came to make waves

And not to turn a blind eye

If I wanted peace

I’d stay in the ocean

Jealous cobra

You don’t move from your spot

Keep spreading lies about me

Trying to trip me up

But you forget

My protectors don’t sleep

My crew’s on the move

And they’ll give you another shake

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

In the corner of your mouth

Your venom dripping

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

In the corner of your mouth

Your poison dripping

I won’t trade my friends for anyone

Being with them is fire (Oh-oh-oh)

You still have time to change, girl

Take the chance, the wall’s low (Yeah-yeah)

My squad’s the best, only smart women (Hmmm)

If you don’t jump, you’ll get left behind (Hmmm)

The world stops the way we do it

Stay calm, from where I come, there’s more

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

In the corner of your mouth

Your venom dripping

I said, clean, clean

Before it falls inside

In the corner of your mouth

Your poison dripping

...

[Portuguese]

Ai!

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

Escorrendo da boca

No cantinho o seu veneno

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

No cantinho da boca

Escorrendo o seu veneno

Eu vim pra causar

E não pra passar pano

Se fosse pra ser pacífica

Eu ficava no oceano

Cobra invejosa

Não sai do lugar

Fica me difamando

Pra poder me atrapalhar

Só que você esquece

Quem me protege não dorme

O meu bonde vai passar

E vai te dar mais um sacode

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

No cantinho da boca

Escorrendo o seu veneno

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

No cantinho da boca

Escorrendo o seu veneno

Não troco minhas amigas por ninguém

Andar com elas é bom pra caralho (Ôh-uôh-uôh)

Dá tempo de você mudar, sua mandada

Aproveita, o muro tá baixo (Yeah-yeah)

Meu bonde é chave, é só mulher sagaz (Hmmm)

Se não pular, tu vai ficar pra trás (Hmmm)

O mundo para do jeito que a gente faz

Fica tranquilinha, da onde eu venho tem mais

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

No cantinho da boca

Escorrendo o seu veneno

Eu disse, limpa, limpa

Antes que caia dentro

No cantinho da boca

Escorrendo o seu veneno

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
veneno /veˈne.nu/ B1	noun - poison
caixa /ˈkaɪ.ʃa/ B2	noun - box, cash register
difamar /difiˈma(ʁ)/ B2	verb - to slander, to defame
protege /pʁɔ.tɛˈʒe/ B2	noun - protégé, someone under protection or guidance
sagaz /saˈɡaz/ B2	adjective - shrewd, clever
muro /ˈmu.ʁu/ A2	noun - wall
banca /ˈbɐ̃.ka/ B1	noun - bank, bench
troco /ˈtɾɔ.ku/ B2	noun - change (money)
quente /ˈkẽ.tʃi/ A2	adjective - hot, warm
mudar /muˈdaʁ/ B1	verb - to change, to shift
tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1	noun - time, tempo

Key Grammar Structures

• Antes que caia dentro

  ➔ Subjunctive mood to express a future or hypothetical action

  ➔ The phrase 'antes que caia dentro' uses the subjunctive form 'caia' after 'antes que' to indicate a future action that should happen before something else.

• Eu vim pra causar

  ➔ Verb phrase in present tense indicating purpose ('vim pra causar')

  ➔ The phrase 'vim pra causar' uses the present tense of 'vir' (vim) combined with 'pra' (para) to indicate an intention or purpose: 'I came to cause'.

• Fica me difamando

  ➔ Present tense verb phrase with reflexive pronoun indicating ongoing action

  ➔ The phrase 'Fica me difamando' uses the present tense of 'ficar' ('fica') with the pronoun 'me' to indicate someone is continuously slandering or defaming the speaker.

• Dá tempo de você mudar

  ➔ Expressing the possibility or opportunity using the present indicative and infinitive

  ➔ The phrase 'Dá tempo de você mudar' uses 'dá' (from 'dar') in the present tense to indicate that there is still time or opportunity for someone to change.

• Meu bonde é chave, é só mulher sagaz

  ➔ Use of 'é' (from 'ser') to define identity or characteristic, and 'só' to mean 'only'

  ➔ 'é' (from 'ser') is used to state an inherent characteristic ('Meu bonde é chave') and 'só' means 'only', emphasizing exclusivity or focus on women.

• Quem me protege não dorme

  ➔ Pronoun 'quem' as subject, present tense 'protege' (from 'proteger') to express ongoing protection

  ➔ The sentence 'Quem me protege não dorme' uses 'quem' as the subject and the present tense 'protege' from 'proteger' to indicate that whoever protects the speaker is always alert.