São Paulo – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd, Anitta
• Album: Hurry Up Tomorrow

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant sounds of Brazil with 'São Paulo'! This track is a perfect gateway for those wanting to learn Portuguese through the lens of modern Funk Carioca. You'll discover the rhythmic slang and urban energy of Brazil while experiencing a cutting-edge global pop collaboration.

[English]

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

O novinho me olhou e quis comer minha pepequinha

Hoje eu vou dar pro novinho, fode, fode a larissinha

O novinho me olhou e quis comer minha pepequinha

Hoje eu vou dar pro novinho, fode, fode a larissinha

Everytime I try to run, you put your curse all over me

I surrender at your feet, baby, put it all on me

Everytime I try to pray a way, you got me on my knees

I surrender at your feet, baby, put it all on me

I love it when you turn me on

I love it when you turn it on

Turn it up for me, girl

So come back in and turn it on

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

(Turn me on)

O novinho me olhou e quis comer minha pepequinha (turn me on)

Hoje eu vou dar pro novinho, fode, fode a larissinha (turn me on)

O novinho me olhou e quis comer minha pepequinha (turn me on)

Hoje eu vou dar pro novinho, fode, fode a larissinha (turn me on)

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

...

Baby, ride me to the darkness of the night

Kill me softly like you want me euthanized

Oh yeah

Hot like rising sun, burning everything she touch

She don't even want your money

Came right here with someone else

She's addicted to the rush

I could never get enough

She's desensitized to money

Make her pay with something else

Baby, you turn me on

Baby, you turn me on

Baby, you turn me on

Girl, you turn me on

Hit it from the back

She louder than two sold out nights

I think she fell in love

She said she trusts me with her life, aaaah

Hot like rising sun, burning everything she touch

She don't even want your money

Came right here with someone else

She's addicted to the rush

I could never get enough

She's desensitized to money

Need to pay with somethin' else

Baby, you turn me on

(I love it when you turn me on)

I love it when you turn me on

(I love it when you turn me on)

See how you turn me on

(I love it when you turn me on)

I love it when you turn me on

(Turn me on, turn me on)

Baby

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Take it easy, easy on me

Take it easy, easy on me

Take it easy, easy on me

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara

Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boca /ˈbɔ.kɐ/ C1	noun - mouth (Portuguese)
novinho /noˈvi.ɲu/ C1	noun - young man (Portuguese, informal)
pequinha /peˈkĩ.ɲɐ/ C1	adjective - small, tiny (Portuguese, feminine)
curse /kɜːs/ A2	noun - a spoken wish for misfortune verb - to invoke a curse upon
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ B1	verb - to give up resistance; to yield noun - the act of giving up
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate noun - a change of direction or state
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
darkness /ˈdɑːk.nəs/ B1	noun - absence of light
euthanized /ˈjuːθ.ə.naɪzd/ C1	verb (past participle) - to put to death humanely, especially to relieve suffering
burning /ˈbɜːr.nɪŋ/ B2	verb (present participle) - to be on fire; to emit heat adjective - very hot; intense
addicted /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ B2	adjective - physically or mentally dependent on something
desensitized /dɪˈsɛn.sɪ.taɪzd/ C1	adjective - no longer sensitive; lacking emotional response
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden strong feeling of excitement verb - to move quickly toward
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - currency used as a medium of exchange
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death

Key Grammar Structures

• Bota na boca, bota na cara, bota onde quiser

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ The verb **bota** (imperative of “botar”) is used to give a direct command: “put it …”.

• Everytime I try to run, you put your curse all over me

  ➔ Zero conditional (present simple + present simple)

  ➔ The clause **Everytime I try to run** (present simple) is paired with **you put your curse all over me** (present simple) to show a habitual cause‑effect relationship.

• I love it when you turn me on

  ➔ Noun clause with 'when' (object of love)

  ➔ The phrase **when you turn me on** functions as a noun clause acting as the object of **love**.

• She don’t even want your money

  ➔ Subject‑verb agreement error (colloquial 3rd‑person singular)

  ➔ In Standard English, the verb should be **doesn’t**; the speaker uses the colloquial **don’t** with the 3rd‑person singular subject **She**.

• She said she trusts me with her life

  ➔ Reported speech (past reporting verb + present tense)

  ➔ The reporting verb **said** is in the past tense, but the quoted clause **she trusts me with her life** stays in the present because the trust is still true.

• Need to pay with something else

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (bare infinitive after modal‑like verb)

  ➔ The phrase **to pay** is an infinitive expressing purpose: “It is necessary **to pay**…”.

• Take it easy, easy on me

  ➔ Imperative + idiomatic expression

  ➔ The verb **Take** is an imperative telling someone to **take it easy**, an idiom meaning “relax”. The repetition **easy on me** stresses the request.

• I could never get enough

  ➔ Modal verb ‘could’ + negative adverb ‘never’ (expressing impossibility in the past/future)

  ➔ The modal **could** indicates ability/possibility; combined with **never**, it means “it is impossible for me to get enough”.

• Hot like rising sun, burning everything she touch

  ➔ Simile with “like”; present participle “burning” forming a participial phrase

  ➔ The **like** clause creates a simile (**Hot like rising sun**). The participial phrase **burning everything she touch** uses the present participle **burning** to describe a continuous action.