Sambinha Bom – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Mallu Magalhães
• Album: Pitanga

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

Sambinha bom

Good little samba

É esse que traz de volta

It's this one that brings back

Que é só tocar

That you just have to play

Que logo você quer voltar

And soon you'll want to return

Meu coração

My heart

Já cansou de tanto choro derramar

Is already tired of shedding so many tears

E pede volta, pra gente dançar

And asks to come back, so we can dance

Sambinha bom

Good little samba

É esse que tem pouca nota

It's this one that has few notes

Que é só tocar

That you just have to play

Que logo você quer cantar

And soon you'll want to sing

Meu coração

My heart

Já cansou de tanto choro derramar

Is already tired of shedding so many tears

E implora volta, pra gente dançar

And pleads to come back, so we can dance

Eu, eu quero ficar com você

I, I want to be with you

Eu, eu quero grudar em você

I, I want to stick to you

Eu, eu quero me bordar em você

I, I want to embroider myself on you

Quero virar sua pele

I want to become your skin

Quero fazer uma capa

I want to make a cover

Quero tirar sua roupa

I want to take off your clothes

...

...

Sambinha bom

Good little samba

É esse que traz de volta

It's this one that brings back

Que é só cantar

That you just have to sing

Que logo você quer voltar

And soon you'll want to return

Meu coração

My heart

Já cansou de tanto charme derramar

Is already tired of shedding so much charm

E pede volta pra gente dançar

And asks to come back so we can dance

Eu, eu quero ficar com você

I, I want to be with you

Eu, eu quero grudar em você

I, I want to stick to you

Eu, eu quero me bordar em você

I, I want to embroider myself on you

Quero virar sua pele

I want to become your skin

Quero fazer uma capa

I want to make a cover

Quero tirar sua roupa

I want to take off your clothes

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sambinha /sɐ̃ˈbĩɲɐ/ A2	noun - a small samba (a Brazilian dance and music genre)
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A1	noun - heart
volta /ˈvɔltɐ/ A2	noun - return verb - to return
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsɐʁ/ A1	verb - to dance
capa /ˈkapɐ/ B1	noun - cover
roupa /ˈʁopɐ/ A1	noun - clothes
choro /ˈʃoɾu/ B2	noun - crying
charme /ˈʃaʁmi/ B2	noun - charm
querer /keˈɾeʁ/ A1	verb - to want
fazer /faˈzeʁ/ A1	verb - to do, to make
tirar /tiˈɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to take off
grudar /ɡɾuˈdaʁ/ B1	verb - to stick, to cling
virar /viˈɾaʁ/ A2	verb - to turn, to become

Key Grammar Structures

• Que é só tocar

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' used to introduce a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The word 'que' is used to connect a subordinate clause to the main clause, giving more information.

• Já cansou de tanto choro derramar

  ➔ Use of 'de' after 'cansar' to indicate what one is tired of.

  ➔ 'De' is a preposition that links with 'cansar' to specify what the person is tired of.

• Quero virar sua pele

  ➔ Use of 'virar' to express 'to turn into' or 'to become'.

  ➔ 'Virar' is a verb meaning to turn into or become something else, indicating transformation.

• Quero fazer uma capa

  ➔ Use of 'fazer' to express 'to make' or 'to create'.

  ➔ 'Fazer' is a verb meaning to do, make, or create something.

• Quero tirar sua roupa

  ➔ Use of 'tirar' to express 'to take off' or 'to remove'.

  ➔ 'Tirar' is a verb meaning to take off or remove something.