Melzinho – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Talita Mel, Xand Avião

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

Buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

And someone's getting bothered

O tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

The boom-boom of the sound system playing

E o coração dele quase parando

And his heart's almost stopping

Olha que zum, zum, zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

Look, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

And someone's getting bothered

No tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

With the boom-boom of the sound system playing

E o coração dela quase parando

And her heart's almost stopping

Vai doer

It's gonna hurt

Vai doer, ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

It's gonna hurt, or skip my stories so you don't suffer

E vai ver TV, vai ver TV

And go watch TV, go watch TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Because it's not showing me living it up there

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

You should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

Olha que zum, zum, zum, eu tô voando

Look, buzz, buzz, buzz, I'm flying high

E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

And someone's getting bothered

no tuts-tuts do paredão tocando

With the boom-boom of the sound system playing

e o coração dela quase parando, vai dali!

And her heart's almost stopping, look at that!

Vai doer

It's gonna hurt

Vai doer, ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

It's gonna hurt, or skip my stories so you don't suffer

Vai ver TV, vai ver TV

Go watch TV, go watch TV

Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

Because it's not showing me living it up there

Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

You should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

Tu não tem, não tem, não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

You don't have, don't have, don't have this sweetness anymore, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin, quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

And there's no more of this sweetness, you should've taken care of me!

I don't cry, I don't cry

I don't cry, I don't cry

E não tem mais esse melzin

And there's no more of this sweetness

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
voar /voˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to fly
incomodar /ĩkumuˈdaɾ/ B1	verb - to bother, to disturb, to annoy
paredão /paɾeˈdɐ̃w̃/ B2	noun - wall noun - (Brazil, slang) large sound system, often used in parties
tocar /tuˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to touch; to play (an instrument, music); to ring (a bell)
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - heart
parar /paˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to stop
doer /duˈeɾ/ A2	verb - to hurt, to ache
pular /puˈlaɾ/ A2	verb - to jump, to skip
sofrer /soˈfɾeɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure
viver /viˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to live
rolê /ʁoˈle/ B2	noun - (Brazil, slang) an outing, a hang-out, a social event, a party
mandar /mɐ̃ˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to send; to order; to tell (someone to do something)
cuidar /kujˈdaɾ/ A2	verb - to take care of, to look after
melzin /mɛwˈzĩ/ C1	noun - diminutive of 'mel' (honey); (idiomatic) special treatment, privilege, favor, sweetness
ver /veɾ/ A1	verb - to see, to watch
passar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by; to spend (time); to happen; to show (on TV/screen)

Key Grammar Structures

• eu tô voando

  ➔ Present Continuous (Estar + Gerund)

  ➔ The structure "estar" (to be) + gerund (-ndo) is used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking. In colloquial Brazilian Portuguese, "estar" is often contracted to "tô", "tá", "tamo", etc. Here, "**tô voando**" means "I am flying".

• E tem alguém que tá se incomodando

  ➔ Impersonal 'Ter' (Existence), Relative Pronoun 'Que', Reflexive Verb in Present Continuous

  ➔ "**Tem**" is used impersonally like "there is/are". "**Que**" acts as a relative pronoun, referring to "alguém" (someone). "**se incomodando**" is a reflexive verb ("incomodar-se") in the present continuous, meaning "bothering oneself" or "being bothered".

• Vai doer

  ➔ Immediate Future (Ir + Infinitive)

  ➔ The future tense can be expressed using the conjugated verb "ir" (to go) followed by the infinitive of the main verb. This is the most common way to express future in spoken Brazilian Portuguese. "**Vai**" is the conjugation of "ir" for "ele/ela/você". So, "**Vai doer**" means "It will hurt."

• ou pula os meus stories pra tu não sofrer

  ➔ Imperative Mood, 'Para' + Infinitive for Purpose, Informal 'Tu'

  ➔ "**Pula**" is in the imperative mood, giving a command ("Jump/Skip!"). "**pra**" (short for "para") + infinitive "**não sofrer**" indicates purpose ("in order not to suffer"). "**Tu**" is an informal second-person singular pronoun, common in some regions of Brazil, often used with "você" verb conjugations.

• Quem não mandou cuidar de mim?

  ➔ Causative Verb 'Mandou' + Infinitive, Verb + Preposition 'Cuidar de', Stressed Pronoun

  ➔ "**Mandou**" (past tense of "mandar" - to order/tell) followed by an infinitive ("cuidar") implies a rhetorical question: "Whose fault is it that [they] didn't take care of me?". "**Cuidar de**" is a common verb phrase meaning "to take care of". "**mim**" is a stressed pronoun, used after prepositions or for emphasis.

• E não tem mais esse melzin

  ➔ Negative Expression 'Não ter mais', Demonstrative Adjective, Diminutive Suffix

  ➔ "**Não tem mais**" means "there is no longer" or "does not have anymore". "**esse**" is a demonstrative adjective (this/that). "**melzin**" is the diminutive form of "mel" (honey), often used to convey affection, smallness, or something precious/sweet that is now gone.

• o coração dele quase parando

  ➔ Possessive Adjective/Pronoun ('Dele/Dela'), 'Quase' + Gerund (Imminent Action)

  ➔ "**dele**" (of him) is used to indicate possession, equivalent to "his heart". "**quase parando**" means "almost stopping". The combination of "quase" (almost) with the gerund emphasizes an action on the verge of happening.

• Que lá não tá passando eu vivendo nos rolê

  ➔ Conjunction 'Que', Negative Present Continuous, Implicit Verb of Perception + Gerund, Contraction 'Nos', Informal Noun

  ➔ "**Que**" here acts as a conjunction, meaning "because" or "since". "**não tá passando**" is the negative present continuous ("is not showing/playing"). "**eu vivendo**" is an informal construction implying a verb of perception (e.g., "they are seeing me living"). "**nos**" is the contraction of "em" (in/at) and "os" (the). "**rolê**" is an informal term for a "get-together" or "outing"; the plural is often kept as "rolê" informally.