Dinheiro – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: 3F Dope Boy

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the world of financial ambition and street hustle with 3F Dope Boy's "Dinheiro." Although the lyrics aren't available, the song's title, meaning "money" in Portuguese, promises a glimpse into the pursuit of wealth and the lifestyle it brings, offering a lesson in both language and cultural themes within rap music .

[English]

I don't think I want to keep you close

I won’t show my feelings anymore

I'm trying to enjoy every moment

You get tired of love or feelings

My heart plays like a toy

Where I build a family, I struggle on this land

You know love is a serious thing

For us to be

You know I want to travel abroad

But I’m realizing my dreams all around the world

Everything that arrives is just passing through

For now, I’m saving money, I’ll keep it light

I’m trying to stabilize some things first

Now everyone’s thinking about gathering my money

I don’t want to leave memories of those who have them

Work hard, work more, let it keep coming

I always had defenses, I was always sincere

Truth is, listen to what’s said when stories unfold

Think about what you believe before you use it

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Your love comes first

But nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Since zero zero, nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

I’ve always been sincere, nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

I’m cheating, I’m saying I’m not your number one

I’m never really focused, money is what matters

There’s only money

It’s just me being focused on money

I don’t waste words, I’m living my life

Life of a bandit isn’t easy, I always have to keep going, no time to run, for good

A second is a moment, I’m getting closer every time

The time I changed my life to get my wealth

I just keep faith, I know where I’m going

I don’t seek much, but my time always feels like a new day

A day I win, turns to just disappointment

I’m climbing in life, I know where I’m at

I put my name on the map, everywhere in the world

I run until I fall, I try to get in the groove

It was never luck, it was a lot of effort

Make moves, find joy, I try to leave things ready

I’m already trying to stabilize some things first

Now everyone’s thinking about gathering my money

I don’t want to leave memories of those who have them

Work hard, work more, let it keep coming

I always had defenses, I was always sincere

Truth is, listen to what’s said when stories unfold

Think about what you believe before you use it

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

Nowadays there’s no love, there’s only money

There’s only money

[Portuguese]

Ka ten kunsididu kulov ma N kretu bo pertu

N ka ta mostra kori dja nha sentimentu

N ta tenta aproveita kada momentu

Bo sa kansa di lov ou sa sentimentu

Nha korason bu pega brinku fazi di brinquedu

Nundi N ta monta familia N punga Nna tera

Bu sabe ma lov e un kuza seriu

Pa nos ta ser

Bu sabe ku kre viaja Pa stranjeru

Ma N ta bem realiza nha sonhu no mundu interu

Tudu ki é na tchiga é tudu pasegeru

Pur enquanto N sofa karu N sa mante lijeru

N ta tenta stabiliza algun kuzas primeru

Dja tudu ta pensa bez sa djunta nha dinheru

N ka kre dexa djes lembranzas djes tenenu

Faze panha tri dexa panha leru

N tenho djes defema sempri foi sinseru

Verdadi skuta fladu ku kontas na deru

Koze ki bo pensa kumesa uzelu

Oji em dia ka ten love so ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Bo amorte ta binha primeru

Ma oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Kantu ez zero zero oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

N sempre foi sinseru oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

N ta xiti dja ta fala N ta ka bu primeru

N nunka N ta bem foka ku ta bem dinheru

Su ka ta bem dinheru

Ez so po N ta bem foka ku ta bem dinheru

N sa tanti speke ku ta N ta vida

Vida di bandidu ka ta kortadu sempri N na pa monha tempu sa kore, dja pa bom

Segundo e um momentu, N sa kada vez mas pertu

Ti ki N muda nha vida, Pa N panha nha trôku

N so Kontinua ku nha fé, N sabe pa ku poku

N ka buska N ma monha, N sempre é um dia nobu

E um dia N ta vense, viru ka so desgostu

N na ta subi na vida, N sa be ku nha bo

N sa ponha nomi na mapa, ku N ta bem sa gira globu

N sa kore ti a kasu, N sa tenta entra na boi

Nunka ka foi sorti, foi mutu sforso

faze loji faze gostu N sa tenta dexa kuzas pronstu

N dja tenta stabiliza algun kuzas primeru

Dja tudu ta pensa bez sa djunta nha dinheru

N ka kre dexa djes lembransas djes tenenu

Faze panha tri dexa panha leru

N tenhu djes defema sempri foi sinseru

Verdadi skuta fladu ku kontas na deru

Koze ki bo pensa kumesa uzelu

Oji em dia ka ten love so ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Oji em dia ka ten love su ka ten dinheru

Su ka ten dinheru

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Dinheru /diˈɲeɾu/ A1	noun - money
Amorte /aˈmɔɾtɪ/ A1	noun - love
Vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
Sonhu /ˈsoɲu/ A2	noun - dream
Sinseru /sinˈseɾu/ B1	adjective - sincere, honest
Sforso /ˈsfɔɾsu/ B1	noun - effort, exertion
Stabiliza /stabiliˈza/ B1	verb - to stabilize, to settle
Realiza /realiˈza/ B1	verb - to realize, to achieve, to accomplish
Mundu /ˈmundu/ A1	noun - world
Korason /kɔɾaˈsɔn/ A1	noun - heart
Brinquedu /bɾiŋˈkedu/ A2	noun - toy
Familia /faˈmiljɐ/ A1	noun - family
Stranjeru /stɾanˈdʒeɾu/ B1	noun - foreigner, stranger adjective - foreign
Momentu /moˈmentu/ A1	noun - moment
Desgostu /dezˈgostu/ B2	noun - disappointment, displeasure
Fé /fɛ/ A2	noun - faith, belief
Djunta /ˈdʒuntɐ/ B1	verb - to gather, to join, to collect
Punga /ˈpuŋɡɐ/ B1	verb - to put, to place
Tchiga /ˈtʃiɡɐ/ B1	verb - to arrive, to reach
Kore /ˈkɔɾɪ/ A1	verb - to run, to go fast verb - to pass (time)

Key Grammar Structures

• N "ta tenta" stabiliza algun kuzas primeru

  ➔ Progressive aspect (verb + ta + infinitive)

  ➔ The particle "ta" after the subject "N" marks the progressive aspect, showing an ongoing action: "N "ta tenta"" means "I am trying".

• N "ka kre" dexa djes lembranzas djes tenenu

  ➔ Negation with "ka" before the verb

  ➔ The word "ka" placed before a verb creates a negative statement. Here "N "ka kre"" means "I don't want".

• Oji em dia "ka ten" love so "ka ten" dinheru

  ➔ Negative existential construction "ka ten" (do not have)

  ➔ The phrase "ka ten" expresses the lack of something. In the line, "ka ten love" means "doesn't have love" and "ka ten dinheru" means "doesn't have money".

• N "ta xiti" "dja" ta fala

  ➔ Use of the adverb "dja" (already) before a verb

  ➔ The adverb "dja" appears before the verb to indicate that an action has already happened. "N "ta xiti" "dja" ta fala" translates as "I have already spoken".

• "Nha" korason bu pega brinku fazi di brinquedu

  ➔ Possessive adjective "nha" (my) before a noun

  ➔ The word "nha" functions like the English "my" and is placed directly before the noun it modifies. "Nha korason" means "my heart".

• "Bo" amorte "ta binha" primeru

  ➔ Object pronoun "bo" (you) placed before the verb phrase

  ➔ In Cape Verdean Creole, the object pronoun "bo" can appear before the verb phrase. "Bo amorte" means "your love", and the whole clause "Bo amorte "ta binha" primeru" translates as "Your love is coming".

• N "sa" kada vez mas pertu

  ➔ Modal verb "sa" (know) used before a clause

  ➔ The verb "sa" functions like "know" and is placed before the clause it governs. "N "sa" kada vez mas pertu" means "I know each time it is close".

• N "nunka" "ta bem" foka ku ta "bem" dinheru

  ➔ Intensifier adverb "bem" placed before a verb

  ➔ The adverb "bem" intensifies the meaning of the verb it precedes. In "N "nunka" "ta bem" foka ku ta "bem" dinheru" the word "bem" stresses the thoroughness of focusing on money.