Só Quer Vrau – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: MC MM, DJ RD

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the vibrant beats of Brazilian Funk Carioca with MC MM and DJ RD's hit "Só Quer Vrau." This energetic track offers a glimpse into Brazilian nightlife and culture, making it a fun way to experience the Portuguese language through its catchy rhythms and relatable themes of celebration and freedom.

[English]

It's another one from MM

It's the little one from Mandelão

Hey DJ RD

Let's go, come over here

The party is about to start, huh

Today you only came with the intention of having fun, huh girl

These girls

A little flirty

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela

Get a little wild

So come sit here (Sit here, sit here, go)

These girls (Go, go)

A little flirty (Go, go)

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela (Go, go)

Get a little wild (Go, go)

So come sit here

Come on, girl from the favela

This is the rhythm here

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go, go

These girls (Go, go)

A little flirty (Go, go)

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela (Go, go)

Get a little wild (Go, go)

So come sit here

Hey DJ, let's speed this up, man

That's it, just the way the favela likes it

These girls

A little flirty

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela

Get a little wild

So come sit here (Sit here, sit here, go)

These girls

A little flirty

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela

Get a little wild

So come sit here

Come on, girl from the favela

This is the rhythm here

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go

Sit here, sit here, sit here

Sit here, sit here, sit here, sit here

Go, go, go, go, go

These girls

A little flirty

Who just want to have fun, just want to have fun

Just want to have fun, fun, fun

Come to the favela

Get a little wild

So come sit here

...

[Portuguese]

É mais uma do MM

É o menor do Mandelão

E aê Dj RD

Vamo' que vamo', pode chegar pra cá

Que vai começar o bailão, ein

Hoje tu só veio na intenção de vrau, ein mulher

Essas malandra

Assanhadinha

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela

Ficar doidinha

Então vem sentando aqui (Senta aqui, senta aqui, vai)

Essas malandra (Vai, vai)

Assanhadinha (Vai, vai)

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela (Vai, vai)

Ficar doidinha (Vai, vai)

Então vem sentando aqui

Vai novinha da favela

O ritmo é esse aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai, vai

Essas malandra (Vai, vai)

Assanhadinha (Vai, vai)

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela (Vai, vai)

Ficar doidinha (Vai, vai)

Então vem sentando aqui

E aê Dj, vamo dá uma acelerada nesse bagulho ai mano

Isso, isso, do jeito que a favela gosta

Essas malandra

Assanhadinha

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela

Ficar doidinha

Então vem sentando aqui (Senta aqui, senta aqui, vai)

Essas malandra

Assanhadinha

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela

Ficar doidinha

Então vem sentando aqui

Vai novinha da favela

O ritmo é esse aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui, senta aqui

Vai, vai, vai, vai, vai

Essas malandra

Assanhadinha

Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

Só quer vrau, vrau, vrau

Vem pra favela

Ficar doidinha

Então vem sentando aqui

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vrau /vrau/ A2	interjection - slang for sex or sexual activity
malandra /maˈlãdɾã/ A2	noun - bad girl (slang), streetwise woman
assanhadinha /asã̃ʃadaˈiɲa/ B1	adjective - flirty, eager for sex (slang)
quer /keʁ/ A2	verb - to want
favela /faˈvɛla/ A2	noun - slum, informal settlement
senta /ˈsẽtɐ/ A1	verb - sit
sentando /sẽˈtɐ̃du/ A2	verb - sitting, sitting down
rítmo /ˈʁitmu/ A2	noun - rhythm
chegar /ʃegaʁ/ A2	verb - to arrive
chegando /ʃeˈɡɐ̃du/ A2	verb - arriving
começar /komeˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to start, to begin

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoje tu só veio na intenção de vrau, ein mulher

  ➔ Use of “tu” (informal “you”) and vocative “mulher” (woman)

  ➔ "Tu" is the informal second-person singular pronoun used in some Portuguese-speaking regions. "Mulher" is being used as a vocative, directly addressing the woman.

• Que só quer vrau, só quer vrau

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase "só quer vrau" is repeated to emphasize the main desire or intention.

• Vem pra favela

  ➔ Imperative form of the verb "vir" (to come) + preposition "pra" (contraction of "para a")

  ➔ "Vem" is the imperative form of "vir", meaning "come". "Pra" is a colloquial contraction of "para a", meaning "to the". So, "Vem pra favela" means "Come to the favela."

• Ficar doidinha

  ➔ Infinitive "ficar" (to become, to get) + adjective "doidinha" (crazy, diminutive).

  ➔ "Ficar" in this context means "to become" or "to get". "Doidinha" is the diminutive of "doida" (crazy), implying a playful or lighthearted craziness.

• Então vem sentando aqui

  ➔ Adverb "então" (then) + imperative form of verb "vir" (to come) + gerund of "sentar" (sitting) + adverb "aqui" (here)

  ➔ "Então" means "then". "Vem sentando" translates to "come sitting" or "come and sit", indicating continuous action. "Aqui" means "here."

• Vai novinha da favela

  ➔ Interjection "vai" (go) + noun "novinha" (young girl) + preposition "da" (of the) + noun "favela" (slum)

  ➔ "Vai" in this context is an interjection used to encourage or cheer someone on. "Novinha da favela" refers to a young girl from the favela.

• O ritmo é esse aqui

  ➔ Definite article "o" (the) + noun "ritmo" (rhythm) + verb "é" (is) + demonstrative pronoun "esse" (this) + adverb "aqui" (here)

  ➔ This sentence translates to "The rhythm is this here" or "This is the rhythm."