DESAFIOS – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Lil As, Sangara JR.
• Album: DESAFIOS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'DESAFIOS,' a compelling Hip-Hop/Rap track by Lil As and Sangara JR., to explore the richness of the Portuguese language through its powerful narrative of confronting life's struggles and finding inner strength. The song offers authentic vocabulary and expressions used to describe perseverance and social realities, making it an engaging way to learn how to articulate determination and resilience in Portuguese.

[English]

Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde for all the rebellious folks.

Bro, you can’t feel my skin, can’t feel my vibe, and you can’t handle it.

The girls are in the presentation, only the real ones don’t need many names.

With your head that serves, you’re not much on the radio, not many names.

Double, even more than your market, Lil As with Badu, the earth is ours.

Don’t tire your head trying to cover yourself with my hand, the earth is ours.

Maturity is a process, there’s a storm before fortune for the weak.

Since I was a kid in the struggle, and I’m not here to fold my arms.

Public Republic, the sound of music is hatred with the nation.

Music wasn’t just for one type, I’m just cautious.

I’ve got a wide path, because there are more stones on the road ahead.

I’m a slave to my dreams, my commitments, with a point that doesn’t reach.

I don’t feel like raising kids, only my time doesn’t reach.

Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, the kids with whom we’re not afraid to reach.

Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, for all the rebellious folks.

Bro, you can’t feel my skin, can’t feel my vibe, and you can’t handle it, can’t handle it.

Everything comes from God, we’re not here to show off.

We’re on the front line, fighting to represent the black skin.

Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, for all the rebellious folks.

Bro, you can’t feel my skin, can’t feel my vibe, and you can’t handle it, can’t handle it.

Everything comes from God, we’re not here to show off.

We’re on the front line, fighting to represent the black skin.

My enemy is bad interest, victory is already here for the kids from the mud.

Rise from the bottom with my hatred, I’ve been in the forest, already used the machete.

I won’t make money without losing my essence, because only fame kills the vibe.

They flex with a golden chain, chill, but my strength is a military machine on the street.

With me and many others, with a corner but we don’t care.

I’ve got Africa in my blood, I’m grounded, Nguntaz Z and C, today it’s Lil As.

We’ve got Zago under the sun’s flavor, a change in angle has a sharp point.

The defense of a man is only a fixed novel, for us to be straight, attitude is risk.

Attitude is risk.

If we don’t go discuss, we don’t have principles.

Instead of being here, to break the glass.

My rep is like a verse.

We’re sure my shot has become indisputable.

The first time it was a war for me.

The airport is full of my fans.

My people are locked up, with the police at war.

I won’t do it for me, only what we do in Korea.

Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, for all the rebellious folks.

Bro, you can’t feel my skin, can’t feel my vibe, and you can’t handle it.

Everything comes from God, we’re not here to show off.

We’re on the front line, fighting to represent the black skin.

[Portuguese]

Guiné-Bissau ku Cabo Verde pa tudu guentis di rebedia.

Seku ka sinti nha pele na sinti nha soma e ka ta aguenta.

Nigas na peranha apresentação, so kenten ka precisa de tcheu ma nomi.

Ku si cabeça ki ta sirbi ka bo tcheu ma di radiu tcheu ma nomi.

Duplu mas duplu di bu mercadu, i Lil As ku Badu, tera kuzeu.

Ka bu kansa cabeça ku tenta tapa siu ku nha manu, tera kuzeu.

Maturidade é procesu, sta tormenta pa fortuna fraco.

Desde putu ku sta na kuoba, i ka ta tcheum pa tapana bracu.

Publika Rebuplika, sonu muzika é misomu ku nudadu.

Muzika ka foi justu pa un uniku tipu, a mi so kudadu.

N'teni pati largu, porki mas a ba pedra na strada pa tchiga.

Ami escravu di nha sunhu, nha konpromisu, ku punta ka tchiga.

N'ta dan vontade pa kodi putu, so ki nha tenpu ka tchiga.

Guiné-Bissau ku Cabo Verde, kabra ku ken ku n'ta n'temo n'ka tchiga.

Guiné-Bissau ku Cabo Verde, pa tudu guentis di rebedia.

Seku ka sinti nha pele na sinti nha soma e ka ta aguenta, ka ta aguenta.

Tudu ta bin di Deus, nos ka bim pa ostenta.

Nos sta na linha di frenti, luta pa pelu pretu apresenta.

Guiné-Bissau ku Cabo Verde, pa tudu guentis di rebedia.

Seku ka sinti nha pele na sinti nha soma e ka ta aguenta, ka ta aguenta.

Tudu ta bin di Deus, nos ka bim pa ostenta.

Nos sta na linha di frenti, luta pa pelu pretu apresenta.

Inimigu di mi é mau juros, son victoria dja bem pa mininus di lama.

Labanta di fundu ku odiu di mi, dja n dura na matu, uti dja ku inchada.

N'ka n'teni fazi grana sen perdi essencia, pamodi so fama ta mata emana.

Es kenteira ku um golden, zila, ma nha força é mujin militar na strada.

Ku mi ku tcheu pa, ku kador ma n'ka n'kara.

N'teni África na sangu n'ta basa, N'guntaz Z e C, ojé n'gule Lil As.

Nôs tcheu Zago nu sol sabura, mudansa di angulo ten ponta d'entrego.

Defeza di un omi so nenovel fiksu, pa nu ser retu atitude é risku.

Atitude é risku.

U ka nu bai diskur, u ka nu teni principiu.

N'ganti n'ta n'inhi, pa scumite stiklu.

Nha repu sta komu un versikulu.

Nu seguru nha foti djaz bira indisu.

Primeru bezi n'ga n'nha foi un guerra.

Aeroportu sta tcheiu n'ha sanju.

Nha povu sta loki, ku pulisia ta guerra.

N'ka n'teni pa mi, so kal ki n'nu Koreu.

Guiné-Bissau ku Cabo Verde, pa tudu guentis di rebedia.

Seku ka sinti nha pele na sinti nha soma e ka ta aguenta.

Tudu ta bin di Deus, nos ka bim pa ostenta.

Nos sta na linha di frenti, luta pa pelu pretu apresenta.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rebedia /ʁeβeˈðiɐ/ C1	noun - rebellion
sinti /ˈsĩtʃi/ A2	verb - to feel
aguenta /aˈɡẽtɐ/ B1	verb - to endure
apresentação /apɾẽzẽtaˈsɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - presentation
maturidade /mɐtuɾiˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - maturity
tormenta /toˈmẽtɐ/ B1	noun - storm
fortuna /fɔɾˈtunɐ/ A2	noun - fortune
escravu /esˈkɾavu/ B1	noun - slave
konpromisu /kõpɾõˈmizu/ B2	noun - compromise
ostenta /osˈtẽtɐ/ B2	verb - to flaunt
inimigu /iˈnimiɡu/ A2	noun - enemy
essencia /eˈsẽsiɐ/ B2	noun - essence
fama /ˈfamɐ/ A2	noun - fame
militar /miliˈtaɾ/ A2	adjective - military
defeza /dɪˈfɛzɐ/ B1	noun - defense
risku /ˈʁiʃku/ B1	noun - risk
principiu /pɾĩˈsipiu/ B2	noun - principle