Novo Balanço – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Veigh

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant world of Brazilian trap music with Veigh's "Novo Balanço." This song, a blend of confident swagger and captivating rhythms, offers a glimpse into contemporary urban culture and aspirations, making it a perfect entry point for understanding the energy and themes resonating in today's hip-hop scene.

[English]

Bv-Bv-Bvga, what are you doing?

Ay (ay, ay), ah-ahn

...

It's not my fault you love me, ahn (Maria)

Ay-oh, uh-yeah, ye

Smoking a thin one in the corner

Me and my, me and my bros

Full of gold, and the American fade (I swear)

This is a new vibe

When she goes down, I get wobbly

She sits on me while I count

Bites the edge of the glass looking at me

Inside the party with my song playing

Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, hm

I've always been here, you just didn't see

It's much easier to be seen now

Now that we're strong, it suited you

And it wasn't like this, where we arrive, we chill

A glass of whiskey, she sends a message and deletes it

Two glasses of whiskey, she calls me just to hear my voice

Me on the other side, listening and laughing

You weren't born yesterday to understand that there's no more us

Smoking a thin one in the corner

Me and my, me and my bros

Full of gold, and the American fade (I swear)

This is a new vibe

When she goes down, I get wobbly

She sits on me while I count

Bites the edge of the glass looking at me

Inside the party with my song playing

Uh, yeah

And, miss, what's up?

Why do you want to know

If you're the only one I reply to at dawn?

You'll be disappointed if I say

That it's because the others aren't awake

Want to know where I am?

Ask a friend or just follow the smoke signal

Tell me what the mystery is

And why there's so much fog when the crew passes by

Pa-parading in the hood, ay

Girl, you are very beautiful

On second thought, you didn't deserve

Any of the lies I told you

On second thought, you were a cynic

And also lied when I asked

So that the problems disappear

I light this thin one in the corner

(Veigh, baby, uh-uh)

Full of gold and the American fade

When she goes down, I get wobbly

She sits on me while I count

Bites the edge of the glass looking at me

Inside the party with my song playing

...

[Portuguese]

Bv-Bv-Bvga, what are you doin'?

Ay (ay, ay), ah-ahn

Eu não tenho culpa de tu me amar, ahn (Maria)

Ay-oh, uh-yeah, ye

Fumando um fino de canto

Eu e meus, eu e meus manos

Cheio de ouro, e o corte americano (juro)

Isso é um novo balanço

Quando ela desce, eu fico bambo

Senta em mim enquanto eu conto

Morde o canto do copo me olhando

Dentro do baile com o meu som tocando

Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, hm

Eu sempre estive aqui, só você não viu

É bem mais fácil ser visto agora

Hoje que nóis tá forte, pra você, serviu

E não era assim, onde nóis chega, nóis forga'

Um copo de uísque, ela manda mensagem e apaga

Dois copo de uísque, me liga só pra ouvir minha voz

Eu do outro lado, ouvindo e dando risada

Cê não nasceu ontem pra entender que não tem mais nóis

Fumando um fino de canto

Eu e meus, eu e meus manos

Cheio de ouro, e o corte americano (juro)

Isso é um novo balanço

Quando ela desce, eu fico bambo

Senta em mim enquanto eu conto

Morde o canto do copo me olhando

Dentro do baile com o meu som tocando

Uh, yeah

E, senhorita, o que passa?

Por que você quer saber

Se é a única que eu respondo na madrugada?

Você vai se decepcionar se eu disser

Que é porque as outras não tão acordada

Quer saber onde eu tô?

Pergunta pro amigo ou só segue o sinal de fumaça

Me diz qual é o mistério

E o porquê de tanta neblina quando o bonde passa

De-desfilando na quebrada, ay

Chica, tú eres muy guapa

Pensando bem, você não merecia

Nenhuma das mentiras que eu te contava

Pensando bem, você era uma cínica

E também mentia quando eu perguntava

Pra que os problemas desapareça

Eu acendo esse fino de canto

(Veigh, baby, uh-uh)

Cheio de ouro e o corte americano

Quando ela desce, eu fico bambo

Senta em mim enquanto eu conto

Morde o canto do copo me olhando

Dentro do baile com o meu som tocando

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
culpa /ˈku.lpɐ/ B1	noun - guilt, responsibility
culpar /kʊlˈpaɾ/ C1	verb - to blame
amor /aˈmoːɾ/ A2	noun - love
descer /deʃˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to go down, descent
bambo /bɐ̃ˈbu/ C2	adjective - dazed, stunned
contar /kõˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to count, to tell a story
olhar /oʎˈjaɾ/ A2	verb - to look at
tocar /toˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to play (an instrument), to touch
som /sõw/ B1	noun - sound, noise
fino /ˈfi.nu/ B2	noun - foam, whip; also refers to a type of joint or substance
balanço /balˈɐ̃s(u)/ B2	noun - balance, sway, swinging
descer /deʃˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to descend, go down
motivo /moˈtʃi.vu/ B2	noun - reason, motive
passar /paˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to pass, to go by

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu não tenho culpa de tu me amar, ahn

  ➔ Subject Pronoun + Ter (to have) + Culpa (guilt) + De + Infinitive

  ➔ Expressing lack of responsibility for someone else's feelings. "Eu não tenho culpa" means "I am not to blame" or "It's not my fault", followed by "de tu me amar" (for you to love me).

• Isso é um novo balanço

  ➔ Demonstrative Pronoun + Ser (to be) + Indefinite Article + Noun

  ➔ "Isso é um novo balanço" - "This is a new vibe/swing/balance." Uses the verb "ser" to define or identify something.

• Quando ela desce, eu fico bambo

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction + Subject + Verb + Comma + Subject + Verb + Adjective

  ➔ "Quando ela desce, eu fico bambo" - "When she goes down, I get weak/dizzy." Shows a cause-and-effect relationship using "quando" (when). "Fico bambo" uses "ficar" (to become) + adjective to express a state.

• Senta em mim enquanto eu conto

  ➔ Imperative + Preposition + Pronoun + Subordinating Conjunction + Subject + Verb

  ➔ "Senta em mim enquanto eu conto" - "Sit on me while I count." Uses the imperative form "senta" (sit) and the subordinating conjunction "enquanto" (while) to describe simultaneous actions.

• É bem mais fácil ser visto agora

  ➔ Ser (to be) + Adverb + Comparative Adverb + Adjective + Infinitive + Adverb

  ➔ "É bem mais fácil ser visto agora" - "It's much easier to be seen now." This uses a comparative structure "mais fácil" (easier) to show a difference between the past and present.

• Hoje que nóis tá forte, pra você, serviu

  ➔ Adverb of Time + Conjunction + Subject + Verb (estar) + Adjective, + Preposition + Pronoun, + Verb (servir)

  ➔ "Hoje que nóis tá forte, pra você, serviu" - "Now that we are strong, it's useful/convenient for you." It expresses a result or consequence based on a condition.

• Dois copo de uísque, me liga só pra ouvir minha voz

  ➔ Number + Noun + Preposition + Noun, + Pronoun + Verb + Adverb + Preposition + Verb + Possessive Pronoun + Noun

  ➔ "Dois copo de uísque, me liga só pra ouvir minha voz" - "Two glasses of whiskey, she calls me just to hear my voice." This sentence demonstrates a structure using a quantity of something followed by an action resulting from that quantity. It emphasizes a specific reaction or behavior following a certain condition.

• Você vai se decepcionar se eu disser

  ➔ Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Reflexive Pronoun + Verb + Conjunction + Subject + Verb

  ➔ "Você vai se decepcionar se eu disser" - "You will be disappointed if I say." Uses the future tense with "vai" + infinitive and a conditional clause with "se" (if). The reflexive pronoun "se" is attached to the verb "decepcionar" (to disappoint), indicating that the action affects the subject.