MOLE – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: IZA

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Já bateu na mente, é fácil de entender

It’s already on my mind, easy to understand

Todo mundo treme e a neblina sobe

Everyone trembles, and the mist rises

Solta a sequência braba nesse baile

Release the fierce rhythm in this party

Na malemolência toma mais um gole

In the groove, take another sip

Já bateu na mente, é fácil de entender

It’s already on my mind, easy to understand

Todo mundo treme e a neblina sobe

Everyone trembles, and the mist rises

Solta-solta a sequência braba nesse baile

Release-release the fierce rhythm in this party

Na malemolência toma mais um gole

In the groove, take another sip

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

Deixa a onda bater

Let the wave hit

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

(Mole, mole, mole, mole)

(Soft, soft, soft, soft)

Deixa a onda bater

Let the wave hit

(Deixa, deixa, deixa, deixa)

(Let it, let it, let it, let it)

(Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater)

(I’m carried away, let the wave hit)

Na lua cheia, nós taca fyah

In the full moon, we light it up

Só metendo dança na madrugada

Just dancing through the midnight

Perfu-perfume de flor e o suor exala

Perfume of flowers and sweat radiate

Na aparelhagem o gravão não para

On the sound system, the big bass doesn’t stop

Na lua cheia, nós taca fyah

In the full moon, we light it up

Só metendo dança na madrugada

Just dancing through the midnight

Perfume de flor e o suor exala

Perfume of flowers and sweat radiate

Na aparelhagem o gravão não para

On the sound system, the big bass doesn’t stop

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

Deixa a onda bater

Let the wave hit

Tô-tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

(Mole, mole, mole, mole)

(Soft, soft, soft, soft)

Deixa a onda bater

Let the wave hit

(Deixa, deixa, deixa, deixa)

(Let it, let it, let it, let it)

(Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater)

(I’m carried away, let the wave hit)

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

O corpo fica mole, mole, nesse grave, grave

The body goes soft, soft, in this deep bass, bass

Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

I’m carried away, let the wave hit

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mente /ˈmẽ.tʃi/ B1	noun - mind
corpo /ˈkoɾ.pu/ A1	noun - body
mole /ˈmɔ.lɨ/ B1	adjective - soft
grave /ˈɡɾa.vi/ B2	adjective - serious noun - bass (sound)
cabeça /kɐˈbe.sɐ/ A1	noun - head
onda /ˈõ.dɐ/ A2	noun - wave
lua /ˈlu.ɐ/ A1	noun - moon
dança /ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/ A1	noun - dance verb - to dance
madrugada /ma.dɾuˈɡa.dɐ/ B1	noun - dawn
perfume /pɛɾˈfu.mi/ A2	noun - perfume
flor /floɾ/ A1	noun - flower
suor /suˈoɾ/ A2	noun - sweat
baile /ˈbaj.li/ A2	noun - dance
neblina /neˈbli.nɐ/ B1	noun - fog

Key Grammar Structures

• Já bateu na mente, é fácil de entender

  ➔ Preterite Perfect Simple/Compound tense (Já bateu)

  ➔ This Portuguese sentence uses the "Pretérito Perfeito Composto" (Já bateu) to indicate an action that has already happened and has relevance to the present. It emphasizes the completion of the action.

• Todo mundo treme e a neblina sobe

  ➔ Present Simple (treme, sobe) - General truth or habit.

  ➔ This sentence uses the present simple to describe actions happening presently, or describing a scene.

• Na malemolência toma mais um gole

  ➔ Imperative (toma) - Command/Instruction

  ➔ The word "toma" is in the imperative mood, indicating a command or suggestion to take another sip.

• Tô de cabeça feita, deixa a onda bater

  ➔ Imperative (deixa) - Command/Instruction, Idiomatic expression ("de cabeça feita")

  ➔ "Deixa a onda bater" is an imperative sentence encouraging someone to let the wave hit them. "De cabeça feita" is an idiomatic expression implying being high or intoxicated.

• Na lua cheia, nós taca fyah

  ➔ Pronoun + Verb Conjugation (nós taca - colloquial usage)

  ➔ The verb conjugation "taca" is used colloquially with the pronoun "nós" (we). The standard conjugation would be "tacamos". This reflects informal language.