Freestyle Depois da Cadeia – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Oruam

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about understanding its culture, and Oruam's 'Freestyle Depois da Cadeia' offers a powerful lesson in the contemporary realities of Brazil. Through its raw lyrics, you can learn the slang and expressions of Rio de Janeiro's favelas while gaining insight into the social critiques that are central to Brazilian hip-hop. This song is special because it's a direct, unfiltered artistic response to a life-altering experience, offering a window into the complexities of justice and media in Brazil.

[English]

Like Spider-Man saving the city, shooting his webs

This is the first freestyle after I got out of prison

I was there in prison, some forgot about me

Others remembered, others cried

Crocodile tears don't go to heaven

And on TV they said I was a bandit

I saw that my dad was sad because of me

God, forgive my sin

Me, locked inside a cell

When I get out, it's a party in the favela

What a fucking fake scene, go screw yourself

I showed that I came to bury you all

I have trap in my blood, in the hill they sing funk

Jealous ones talk crap, but then they go to my show

They tried to take me down by portraying me as a villain

But a wounded lion is still a lion

They hurt my heart and today I came back stronger

I only turned myself in because I didn't want a bloody war

I have trap in my blood, in the hill they sing funk

Jealous ones talk crap, but then they go to my show

They tried to take me down by portraying me as a villain

But a wounded lion is still a lion

Like Spider-Man saving the city, shooting his webs

This is the first freestyle after I got out of prison

I was there in prison, some forgot about me

Others remembered, others cried

Crocodile tears don't go to heaven

And on TV they said I was a bandit

I saw that my dad was sad because of me

God, forgive my sin

[Portuguese]

Tipo Homem-Aranha salvando a cidade jogando sua teia

Esse é o primeiro freestyle depois que eu saí da cadeia

Eu 'tava lá na prisão, uns esqueceram de mim

Outros lembraram, outros choraram

Lágrimas de crocodilo não entra no céu

E na TV disseram que eu era bandido

Vi que meu pai 'tava triste comigo

Deus, perdoa esse pecado meu

Eu trancado dentro de uma cela

Quando eu sair, é festa na favela

Que cena falsa do caralho, vai tomar no cu

Eu mostrei que eu cheguei pra enterrar vocês

Tenho trap no meu sangue, lá no morro canta funk

Invejoso fala mal, mas depois vai lá no meu show

É que tentaram me bater me trazendo como vilão

Mas um leão ferido ainda é um leão

Machucaram o meu coração e hoje eu voltei mais forte

Só me entreguei porque eu não quis uma guerra sangrenta

Tenho trap no meu sangue, lá no morro canta funk

Invejoso fala mal, mas depois vai lá no meu show

É que tentaram me bater me trazendo como vilão

Mas um leão ferido ainda é um leão

Tipo Homem-Aranha salvando a cidade jogando sua teia

Esse é o primeiro freestyle depois que eu saí da cadeia

Eu tava lá na prisão, uns esqueceram de mim

Outros lembraram, outros choraram

Lágrimas de crocodilo não entra no céu

E na TV disseram que eu era bandido

Vi que meu pai 'tava triste comigo

Deus, perdoa esse pecado meu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
freestyle /ˈfriːstaɪl/ B2	noun - an improvised performance or style
cadeia /kɐˈdejɐ/ B2	noun - jail, prison
sair /saˈiʁ/ A2	verb - to leave, to go out
prisão /pɾiˈzɐ̃w/ B1	noun - prison
esqueceram /iskɨˈseɾɐ̃w/ B1	verb - forgot
lembraram /lẽˈbɾɐ̃ɾɐ̃w/ B1	verb - remembered
choraram /ʃoˈʁɐ̃w/ A2	verb - cried
lágrimas /ˈlaɡɾimɐs/ A2	noun - tears
crocodilo /kɾukuˈdʒilu/ B1	noun - crocodile
bandido /bɐ̃ˈdʒidu/ B1	noun - bandit, criminal
pai /ˈpaj/ A1	noun - father
triste /ˈtɾistʃi/ A2	adjective - sad
pecado /pɨˈkadu/ B1	noun - sin
cela /ˈsɛlɐ/ B2	noun - cell (in prison)
festa /ˈfɛʃtɐ/ A2	noun - party, celebration
sangue /ˈsɐ̃ɡi/ A2	noun - blood
forte /ˈfɔʁtʃi/ A2	adjective - strong
guerra /ˈɡɛʁɐ/ B1	noun - war
leão /leˈɐ̃w/ B1	noun - lion

Key Grammar Structures

• Eu 'tava lá na prisão, uns esqueceram de mim

  ➔ Imperfect past tense (Eu 'tava lá na prisão)

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing action or state in the past, similar to 'was' doing something.

• Lágrimas de crocodilo não entra no céu

  ➔ Negative form with 'não' (não entra no céu)

  ➔ Uses the negative 'não' before the verb to indicate something that does not happen or is not true.

• Deus, perdoa esse pecado meu

  ➔ Imperative mood (perdoa)

  ➔ The verb is in the imperative form, used here as a direct plea or command.

• Eu mostrei que eu cheguei pra enterrar vocês

  ➔ Preterite tense for completed action (mostrei, cheguei)

  ➔ Uses the preterite tense to indicate actions completed in the past.

• Tenho trap no meu sangue, lá no morro canta funk

  ➔ Present tense to indicate possession (Tenho, canta)

  ➔ The present tense of 'ter' is used to indicate possession, and 'cantar' to describe habitual action.

• Mas um leão ferido ainda é um leão

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser' (é)

  ➔ Uses the present tense form of 'ser' to state a general truth or fact.