WAR

• By: Filipe Ret

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Vou construir o melhor castelo empilhando o meus paco

I'll build the best castle stacking my cash

Pra mim o mínimo do mínimo é dar meu máximo

For me, the minimum is to give my all

Nasci com o deus da guerra no meu corpo evocado

Born with the god of war evoked in my body

O desejo de ser feliz é a meta dos fracos, yeah, yeah

The desire to be happy is for the weak, yeah, yeah

Hoje só tô dependendo de mim

Today I'm only depending on myself

Tu tem que saber acreditar em si

You gotta know how to believe in yourself

Ela quer sentar junto com as amiguinha

She wants to sit with her little friends

Minha semente é boa, tô colhendo green

My seed is good, I'm harvesting green

Hoje minha grana trabalha pra mim

Today my money works for me

Sei que essa luta nunca vai ter fim

I know this fight will never end

É que ela me ama, porque eu sou assim

It's just that she loves me 'cause I'm like this

Mas nunca vai entender como eu cheguei aqui, yeah

But she'll never understand how I got here, yeah

Os otário são tão bonzinho, vamo pisar

The suckers are so nice, let's step on them

Se falarem de compaixão, vou rir até chorar

If they talk about compassion, I'll laugh until I cry

Não sei se o som é Beatles ou tiro de AK

I don't know if the sound is Beatles or AK shots

Inimigos sem respirar me fazem cantar

Enemies without breathing make me sing

Porque

Because

Guerras não acabam, até morrer elas existem

Wars don't end, they exist until you die

Meu bem

My dear

Guerras não acabam, até morrer elas existem

Wars don't end, they exist until you die

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war

War, war

Ahn, acende o isqueiro

Ahn, light the lighter

Na patente mais alta, sigo tacando o puteiro

In the highest rank, I keep throwing the whorehouse around

O dia inteiro chapado, ela senta no pelo

High all day, she sits on the fur

Câmera lenta enquanto aperto o baseado

Slow motion while I roll the joint

A lei da selva e a lei do crime andam lado a lado

The law of the jungle and the law of crime go hand in hand

Toda quebrada eu considero e sou considerado (ua, ua)

Totally broken, I consider and am considered (ua, ua)

Disparo, depois pergunto se machucou

I shoot, then I ask if it hurt

Jogo o band-aid, essa é minha forma de amor

I put on the band-aid, this is my form of love

Sem urucum, mas tanto sangue me camuflou

Without urucum, but so much blood camouflaged me

Bactéria ou Deus, não sei te dizer quem sou

Bacterium or God, I can't tell you who I am

Os otário são tão bonzinho, vamo pisar

The suckers are so nice, let's step on them

Se falarem de compaixão, vou rir até chorar

If they talk about compassion, I'll laugh until I cry

Não sei se o som é Beatles ou tiro de AK

I don't know if the sound is Beatles or AK shots

Inimigos sem respirar me fazem cantar

Enemies without breathing make me sing

Porque

Because

Guerras não acabam, até morrer elas existem

Wars don't end, they exist until you die

Meu bem

My dear

Guerras não acabam, até morrer elas existem

Wars don't end, they exist until you die

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war, war

War, war

War, war

...

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
construir /kõstru'ir/ B1	verb - to build
guerra /'ɡɛra/ A2	noun - war
desejo /de'zeʒu/ B1	noun - desire
luta /'luta/ B1	noun - fight
amor /a'mor/ A2	noun - love
sangue /'sɐ̃ɡi/ B2	noun - blood
feliz /fe'liz/ A2	adjective - happy
trabalhar /tɾaba'ʎaʁ/ A2	verb - to work
cantar /kã'taʁ/ A1	verb - to sing
saber /sa'beʁ/ A2	verb - to know
morrer /mo'ʁeʁ/ A2	verb - to die
otário /o'taɾiu/ B2	noun - fool
compaixão /kõpai'ʃɐ̃w/ B2	noun - compassion
semente /se'mẽtʃi/ B1	noun - seed
grana /'ɡɾana/ B1	noun - money
bonzinho /bõ'ziɲu/ B2	adjective - nice

Grammar:

• Vou construir o melhor castelo empilhando o meus paco

  ➔ Gerund used as an adverbial of manner.

  ➔ The phrase "empilhando o meus paco" (stacking my stacks) functions as an adverbial, describing *how* the best castle will be built. The gerund form (-ando) is essential for expressing this manner.

• Pra mim o mínimo do mínimo é dar meu máximo

  ➔ Use of double "do" to intensify a noun (the minimum of the minimum)

  ➔ Repeating "o mínimo" emphasizes the insignificance of what's normally considered the bare minimum. It means that the bare minimum isn't enough; Filipe Ret gives his all *even when* it seems little is required.

• Os otário são tão bonzinho, vamo pisar

  ➔ Use of colloquial abbreviation "vamo" for "vamos", indicating an informal setting.

  ➔ "Vamo pisar" means "Let's step on them" or "Let's trample them". The use of the informal 'vamo' adds a street-level feel to the lyrics. The standard form would be "vamos pisar".

• Se falarem de compaixão, vou rir até chorar

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (Open Condition) using Future Subjunctive.

  ➔ The "se + subjunctive" (se falarem) structure indicates a possible, but not guaranteed, condition. The consequence ("vou rir") is a likely outcome *if* that condition is met. It expresses a strong disbelief in compassion.

• Não sei se o som é Beatles ou tiro de AK

  ➔ Indirect Question with "se" (if/whether) introducing an uncertainty.

  ➔ The phrase "Não sei se..." introduces an indirect question, expressing doubt about something. The "se" functions like 'whether' or 'if' in English, indicating the uncertain nature of the comparison between the Beatles' music and gunfire.

• Disparo, depois pergunto se machucou

  ➔ Use of the indicative after 'se' to denote a real conditional sentence.

  ➔ Here 'se machucou' uses the indicative mood because the speaker actually shoots, and then asks if the person got hurt. It isn't a hypothetical condition; there is a high likelihood that the person did get hurt.