Pequenas alegrias da vida adulta – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Emicida

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Deve-se ter cuidado ao passar no trapézio

You have to be careful when passing through the trapeze

Memo' que pese o desespero dos novos tempos

Remember to weigh the desperation of these new times

Se um like serve ao ódio, bro, nesse episódio

If a like feeds hatred, bro, in this episode

Breve o bom senso diz: Respire um momento

Good sense whispers: Take a moment to breathe

É sobre aprender, tipo giz e lousa

It's about learning, like chalk and blackboard

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

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

Cale tudo que o mundo fale e pensa

Shut up everything the world says and thinks

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

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

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

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

Me deu um beijo e virou poesia

Gave me a kiss and turned into poetry

Deus te acompanhe, pretin'

God be with you, darling

E um lampejo de amor explodiu em alegria

And a flash of love exploded in joy

Deus te acompanhe, pretin'

God be with you, darling

Volta pá' nóis como um camisa 10 após o gol

Come back to us like a number 10 after a goal

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

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

Minha alma disse: Demorô!

My soul said: Absolutely!

Então eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

So I’ll face everything for her

Topar qualquer luta

Ready for any fight

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

For the small joys of adult life

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

I go to the front like a warrior

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

Run the marathon, arrive first

E gritar: É por você, amor

And shout: It’s for you, love

Eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

I’ll face everything for her

Topar qualquer luta

Ready for any fight

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

For the small joys of adult life

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

I go to the front like a warrior

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

Run the marathon, arrive first

E gritar: É por você, amor

And shout: It’s for you, love

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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

A peaceful Saturday where you sleep more (more)

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

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

Emendar um feriado nesses litorais

Spending a holiday on these beaches

Encontrar uma Tupperware

Finding a Tupperware

Que a tampa ainda encaixa (oh, glória!)

That still snaps on (oh, glory!)

Mais cedo brotou alecrim em segredo

Earlier sprouted rosemary secretly

'Tava com jeito que ia dar capim

Looked like it might turn to grass

Ela reclama do azedo, recolhe os brinquedo

She complains about the sourness, picks up the toys

Triunfo hoje pra mim, é azul no boletim

Tomorrow’s victory for me, a blue report card

Uma boa promoção de fralda nessas drogaria

A good deal on diapers at the drugstore

O faz-me rir da hora extra vinda do serviço

The fun I have with overtime coming from work

Presentes feitos com guache e crepom lembra meu dia

Gifts made with watercolor and crepe remind me of my day

Penso que os sonhos de Deus devem ser tipo isso

I think God's dreams must be like that

Então eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

So I’ll face everything for her

Topar qualquer luta

Ready for any fight

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

For the small joys of adult life

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

I go to the front like a warrior

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

Run the marathon, arrive first

E gritar: É por você, amor

And shout: It’s for you, love

Eu vou bater de frente com tudo por ela

I’ll face everything for her

Topar qualquer luta

Ready for any fight

Pelas pequenas alegrias da vida adulta

For the small joys of adult life

Eu vou, ô, ô, ô-ô!

I’m going, oh, oh, oh-oh!

Eu vou pro fronte como um guerreiro

I go to the front like a warrior

Nem que seja pra enfrentar o planeta inteiro

Even if I have to face the whole planet

Correr a maratona, chegar primeiro

Run the marathon, arrive first

E gritar: É por você, amor

And shout: It’s for you, love

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Ó, ó, ó, ó, ó

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Aê, Leandro

Hey, Leandro

Vou te contar essa história aqui

Let me tell you this story here

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

Because I know you laugh at these things, listen

Fui lá pra Taboão da Serra esses dias

I went to Taboão da Serra these days

Pra visitar minha mãe, né

To visit my mom, you know

Pum, relaxado, quebradinha

Boom, relaxed, little broken

Aí encontrei com os moleque

Then I run into the guys

Aí o Jhow me contou essa história

And Jhow told me this story

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

He said he was on his roof smoking a cigarette

É um sobradão que tem quatro andar, tá ligado?

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

Aí quando ele olha lá embaixo, na rua

And when he looks down on the street

Tem um maluco tentando forçar a porta do carro dele

There’s a guy trying to break into his car

Forçando assim pra tentar abrir, pra roubar o rádio

Forcing it to try to open, to steal the radio

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

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

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

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

Olhou pra, pro lado, tinha um pedra gigante

Looked to the side, there was a huge rock

Um pedregulho assim, tá ligado?

A big stone, you know?

Ele falou: Mano, é isso memo'

He said: Bro, that’s exactly it

Vou mirar e acertar logo no pote!

I’ll aim and hit right in the bowl!

Moleque, ó o que aconteceu

Kid, look what happened

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

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

Ele quebrou o carro todo, viado!

He broke the whole car, dude!

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

The guy tried to save the car and broke everything

E não contente, a força do impacto

And not satisfied, the impact's force

Abriu a porta que o cara não 'tava conseguindo abrir

Opened the door the guy couldn’t open

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

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

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

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

Tá brincando

You’re joking

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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.