Pequenas alegrias da vida adulta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Emicida

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartening message of Emicida's "Pequenas Alegrias da Vida Adulta." This song offers a unique perspective on life, reminding listeners to cherish the simple moments that bring happiness. Through its blend of hip-hop and Brazilian rhythms, it invites you to find beauty in the ordinary and celebrate the small victories that make adult life meaningful.

[English]

You have to be careful when passing through the trapeze

Remember to weigh the desperation of these new times

If a like feeds hatred, bro, in this episode

Good sense whispers: Take a moment to breathe

It's about learning, like chalk and blackboard

The spirit rests, prays, and comes back 100% (here)

Shut up everything the world says and thinks

As long as life is worth it, be the light on this gray day (hey!)

And she said: God be with you, darling, good morning

Gave me a kiss and turned into poetry

God be with you, darling

And a flash of love exploded in joy

God be with you, darling

Come back to us like a number 10 after a goal

My chest pounds, my eyes shine, that's what family is

My soul said: Absolutely!

So I’ll face everything for her

Ready for any fight

For the small joys of adult life

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

I go to the front like a warrior

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Run the marathon, arrive first

And shout: It’s for you, love

I’ll face everything for her

Ready for any fight

For the small joys of adult life

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

I go to the front like a warrior

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Run the marathon, arrive first

And shout: It’s for you, love

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

A peaceful Saturday where you sleep more (more)

The comeback goal, almost we get demoted (phew!)

Spending a holiday on these beaches

Finding a Tupperware

That still snaps on (oh, glory!)

Earlier sprouted rosemary secretly

Looked like it might turn to grass

She complains about the sourness, picks up the toys

Tomorrow’s victory for me, a blue report card

A good deal on diapers at the drugstore

The fun I have with overtime coming from work

Gifts made with watercolor and crepe remind me of my day

I think God's dreams must be like that

So I’ll face everything for her

Ready for any fight

For the small joys of adult life

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

I go to the front like a warrior

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Run the marathon, arrive first

And shout: It’s for you, love

I’ll face everything for her

Ready for any fight

For the small joys of adult life

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

I go to the front like a warrior

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Run the marathon, arrive first

And shout: It’s for you, love

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Hey, Leandro

Let me tell you this story here

Because I know you laugh at these things, listen

I went to Taboão da Serra these days

To visit my mom, you know

Boom, relaxed, little broken

Then I run into the guys

And Jhow told me this story

He said he was on his roof smoking a cigarette

It’s a big house with four floors, you know?

And when he looks down on the street

There’s a guy trying to break into his car

Forcing it to try to open, to steal the radio

You know when a guy’s trying to steal? Yeah!

Then Jhow upstairs saw and said: Bro, what now?

Looked to the side, there was a huge rock

A big stone, you know?

He said: Bro, that’s exactly it

I’ll aim and hit right in the bowl!

Kid, look what happened

Jhow aimed at the guy, hit the car roof, Leandro

He broke the whole car, dude!

The guy tried to save the car and broke everything

And not satisfied, the impact's force

Opened the door the guy couldn’t open

And did the guy take the radio away from the guy?

No way, I’m gonna tell this story in my stand-up

You’re joking

...

[Portuguese]

Deve-se ter cuidado ao passar no trapézio

Memo' que pese o desespero dos novos tempos

Se um like serve ao ódio, bro, nesse episódio

Breve o bom senso diz: Respire um momento

É sobre aprender, tipo giz e lousa

O espírito repousa, reza e volta 100% (aí)

Cale tudo que o mundo fale e pensa

Enquanto vida vale, seja luz desse dia cinzento (ei!)

E ela disse: Deus te acompanhe, pretin', bom dia

Me deu um beijo e virou poesia

Deus te acompanhe, pretin'

E um lampejo de amor explodiu em alegria

Deus te acompanhe, pretin'

Volta pá' nóis como um camisa 10 após o gol

Meu peito rufla, o olho brilha, isso é ter uma família

Minha alma disse: Demorô!

Então eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

Topar qualquer luta

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

E gritar: É por você, amor

Eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

Topar qualquer luta

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

E gritar: É por você, amor

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

É um sábado de paz onde se dorme mais (mais)

O gol da virada, quase que nóis rebaixa (ufa!)

Emendar um feriado nesses litorais

Encontrar uma Tupperware

Que a tampa ainda encaixa (oh, glória!)

Mais cedo brotou alecrim em segredo

'Tava com jeito que ia dar capim

Ela reclama do azedo, recolhe os brinquedo

Triunfo hoje pra mim, é azul no boletim

Uma boa promoção de fralda nessas drogaria

O faz-me rir da hora extra vinda do serviço

Presentes feitos com guache e crepom lembra meu dia

Penso que os sonhos de Deus devem ser tipo isso

Então eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

Topar qualquer luta

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

E gritar: É por você, amor

Eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

Topar qualquer luta

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

E gritar: É por você, amor

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Aê, Leandro

Vou te contar essa história aqui

Porque eu sei que cê dá risada desses bagulho, se liga

Fui lá pra Taboão da Serra esses dias

Pra visitar minha mãe, né

Pum, relaxado, quebradinha

Aí encontrei com os moleque

Aí o Jhow me contou essa história

Ele falou que tava na laje da casa dele fumando um cigarro

É um sobradão que tem quatro andar, tá ligado?

Aí quando ele olha lá embaixo, na rua

Tem um maluco tentando forçar a porta do carro dele

Forçando assim pra tentar abrir, pra roubar o rádio

Sabe quando o maluco tá tentando pra roubar? Pois é!

Aí o Jhow lá de cima olhou e falou: Mano, e agora?

Olhou pra, pro lado, tinha um pedra gigante

Um pedregulho assim, tá ligado?

Ele falou: Mano, é isso memo'

Vou mirar e acertar logo no pote!

Moleque, ó o que aconteceu

O Jhow mirou no cara, acertou no teto do carro, Leandro

Ele quebrou o carro todo, viado!

O maluco foi tentar salvar o carro e quebrou a porra toda

E não contente, a força do impacto

Abriu a porta que o cara não 'tava conseguindo abrir

E o maluco não me levou o rádio do cara embora?

Ah, cê é louco, eu vou contar essa fita no stand up

Tá brincando

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cuidado /kwiˈda.du/ B1	noun - carefulness, caution adjective - careful
passar /paˈsaʁ/ B1	verb - to go past, to pass
trapézio /traˈpe.zi.u/ C2	noun - trapeze
desespero /de.zeˈpe.ʁu/ B2	noun - despair, despairing situation
giz /ʒis/ C1	noun - chalk or similar writing instrument
lousa /ˈlo.zɐ/ B2	noun - blackboard, chalkboard
espírito /esˈpi.ɾi.tu/ B2	noun - spirit, soul
reza /ˈʁe.zɐ/ B2	verb - to pray
luz /luʃ/ A2	noun - light
família /faˈmi.lja/ A2	noun - family
demorô /de.moˈro/ C2	interjection - I'm late; I arrived late
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A1	noun - life
alegria /a.leˈɣɾi.a/ A2	noun - joy, happiness
família /faˈmi.lja/ A2	noun - family

Key Grammar Structures

• Deve-se ter cuidado ao passar no trapézio

  ➔ Reflexive verb with impersonal 'se' (deve-se)

  ➔ The structure "deve-se" indicates a general obligation or advice. It translates to "one should" or "it is necessary to". The "se" makes the verb impersonal, meaning it doesn't refer to a specific subject. It emphasizes the action rather than the actor. It stresses that “care” is what you need to have.

• Memo' que pese o desespero dos novos tempos

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'memo que' (even if)

  ➔ The phrase "memo que" (short for "mesmo que") introduces a concessive clause, expressing something that contrasts with the main clause. When followed by a verb, it requires the subjunctive mood ("pese") because it expresses a hypothetical or uncertain situation. The despair of new times must be accepted or ignored for your own sake, even if it weights a ton.

• Se um like serve ao ódio, bro, nesse episódio

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Present Subjunctive (serve)

  ➔ Although 'serve' is in the present tense, it carries a sense of contingency or uncertainty within the conditional clause "Se um like serve ao ódio". Here, it expresses a hypothetical situation where a like contributes to hatred. Consider that this is only potentially the case, not definite.

• Enquanto vida vale, seja luz desse dia cinzento (ei!)

  ➔ Imperative mood ('seja') in conjunction with 'enquanto' (while)

  ➔ The word 'enquanto' introduces a temporal clause, indicating that something happens simultaneously with another action. The imperative 'seja' (be) commands a specific action. Together, they suggest that *as long as* life is valuable, *you should* be a light on this gray day.

• Volta pá' nóis como um camisa 10 após o gol

  ➔ Informal contraction "pá' nóis" (para nós)

  ➔ "pá' nóis" is a colloquial shortening of "para nós," meaning "for us." It's common in informal speech and adds a casual tone. It is relevant as it shows the artist using street language.

• Meu peito rufla, o olho brilha, isso é ter uma família

  ➔ Present tense to describe a state or feeling

  ➔ The use of the present tense ("rufla", "brilha") gives immediacy and vividness to the description of the speaker's feelings. It suggests these feelings are happening right now and are a direct result of the previous lines. The description is emotional, and it's as though the writer is reliving and feeling it.

• Então eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

  ➔ Future tense with "vou + infinitive" (vou bater)

  ➔ The structure "vou + infinitive" (vou bater) is a common way to express the future tense in Portuguese, especially in spoken language. It's equivalent to saying "I am going to" in English. Here, it emphasizes the speaker's immediate intention to confront everything for her.