Totoloto – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Soraia Ramos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Soraia Ramos's "Totoloto," a beautiful Afro Pop and Kizomba ballad. This song offers a perfect opportunity to explore Portuguese and Kriolu expressions of love and devotion, showcasing the emotional depth and lyrical richness of the language through a truly special and personal musical narrative.

[English]

You are my water

My Kankran – what nature gives

Drink me

As if you were drinking from a fresh, cold source of love

Hey — we’re not… of the sea of my land

We’re throwing a party

Batuko, tabanka, cola, funaná

Kretch!

Tell me that I deserve it

Everything is yours

But I don’t deserve it

I give what you want

Here I give, I give – whatever you want, whatever you want

Everything you want – everything you want, I’ll give

I will do (I will do)

I give what you want

Here I give, I give – whatever you want, whatever you want

Everything you want

Everything you want, I’ll give – I will do

They disappear

You are more than a hundred

You leave me breathless

The whole world could be fine

Your flag flies high at the top

Your smile reminds me of the sunrise on my island

Kretch!

Tell me that I deserve it

Everything is yours

But I don’t deserve it

I give what you want

Here I give, I give – whatever you want, whatever you want

Everything you want – everything, everything, everything

I will do (I will do)

I give what you want

Here I give, I give – whatever you want, whatever you want

Everything you want

Everything you want, I’ll give – I will do

Oh my mother, oh my mother, my mother

We are the whole sea of my island

You have a flag flying high at the top

At the top, a feather in the wind

And the sunrise

Stone to you

You are my Totoloto

You are my totolototo I’m

You are my Totoloto

You are my totoloto I’m, uhmmm

[Portuguese]

Abo é nha azaguaaa

Nha Kankaran Ki natureza dan

Bebe em mim

Como se bebesses de uma fonte d’água fresca e fria de amor

oiiiii Nta dabu metadi di mar di nha terra

N’ta fazebu um festa

Batuko tabanka cola funana

Kretcheuuuuu

Diz-me que eu mereço

Tudo é teu

Flan ma n’ta merece

Nta dau kel ku kre

Ho nta dau nta dau kel ku kre kel ku kre

Tudo o que quiseres Tudo o que quiseres eu dou

Eu vou fazer (vou fazer)

Nta dau kel ku kre

Ho nta dau nta dau kel ku kre kel ku kre

Tudo o que quiseres

Tudo o que quiseres eu dou Eu vou fazer

Ko dimiti perdem

Bo bu é mas ki 100

Bu ta dexam sem ar

Mundo inteiro podi bem

Djo mo ku tenem Bu tenem na altura cima um bandeira

Pena na bento O teu sorriso faz me lembrar o nascer do sol da minha ilha

Kretcheuuuu

Diz- me que eu mereço

Tudo é teu

Flan ma n ta merece

Nta dau kel ku kre

Ho nta dau nta dau kel ku kre kel ku kre

Tudo o que quiseres Tudo tudo tudo

Eu vou fazer (vou fazer)

Nta dau kel ku kre

Ho nta dau nta dau kel ku kre kel ku kre

Tudo o que quiseres

Tudo o que quiseres eu dou Eu vou fazer

Ho nha mãe ho nha mãeee nha mãe

N’ta dabu mar inteiro di nha ilha

Bu tenem na altura sima um bandeira

Sima um pena na bento

E o nascer do sol

Lapido na bo

Abo é Nha Totoloto

Abo é Nha totolototo tô

Abo é Nha Totoloto

Abo é Nha totoloto to uhmmm

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amor /ɐˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
fria /ˈfɾiɐ/ A2	adjective - cold
terra /ˈtɛʁɐ/ A2	noun - land, earth
festa /ˈfɛʃtɐ/ A2	noun - party
mereço /mɨˈɾesu/ B1	verb - I deserve
tudo /ˈtudu/ A1	noun - everything
quiseres /kiˈzeɾɨʃ/ B1	verb - you want
mundo /ˈmũdu/ A2	noun - world
ar /aɾ/ A1	noun - air
bandeira /bɐ̃ˈdejɾɐ/ B1	noun - flag
sorriso /suˈʁisu/ A2	noun - smile
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - sun
ilha /ˈiʎɐ/ A2	noun - island
pai /ˈpaj/ A1	noun - father
mae /ˈmɐ̃j/ A1	noun - mother
totoloto /tu.tu.ˈlɔ.tu/ N/A	noun - lottery (slang)

Key Grammar Structures

• Como se bebesses de uma fonte d’água fresca e fria de amor

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after the comparative conjunction "como se"

  ➔ The verb ""bebesses"" is in the imperfect subjunctive, expressing an unreal or hypothetical action following "como se".

• Diz‑me que eu mereço

  ➔ Imperative verb with emphatic enclitic pronoun "‑me"

  ➔ The verb ""Diz"" is in the imperative and the object pronoun ""‑me"" is attached to it, forming "Diz‑me" ("Tell me").

• Tudo o que quiseres eu dou

  ➔ Relative clause with indefinite pronoun "o que" + subjunctive "quiseres"

  ➔ ""o que"" ("what") introduces a relative clause, and the verb ""quiseres"" is in the present subjunctive, expressing a non‑specific request.

• Eu vou fazer (vou fazer)

  ➔ Near‑future construction using "ir" + infinitive

  ➔ ""vou"" is the 1st person singular present of "ir"; combined with the infinitive "fazer" it expresses an imminent action.

• N’ta fazebu um festa

  ➔ Negation with contraction "n'" (não) + verb in Creole‑influenced present

  ➔ ""N'"" is a contracted form of "não" (not); the verb "fazebu" is a Creole‑influenced present meaning "fazemos" (we make).

• Bu tenem na altura cima um bandeira

  ➔ Existential construction with "ter" + prepositional phrase "na altura"

  ➔ ""Bu"" (you) is the subject; "tenem" is the Creole‑influenced form of "tem" (has); "na altura" functions as "at the height" indicating location.

• Kretcheuuuuu

  ➔ Onomatopoeic interjection used for rhythmic emphasis

  ➔ ""Kretcheuuuuu"" mimics a drum sound; it functions as an interjection rather than a lexical word.

• Abo é Nha Totoloto

  ➔ Copular sentence with predicate noun "Totoloto" and locative "Nha" (my)

  ➔ ""Abo"" (It) + "é" (is) links the subject to the complement "Nha Totoloto" (my Totoloto).