Tento Na Língua

• Por: Carolina Deslandes, iolanda

Letra:

[Português]

[English]

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou se falasse devagar ♪

Or if I spoke more slowly

♪ Ai que a conversa fica chata ♪

Oh, the conversation gets boring

♪ Cuidado não vais aguentar ♪

Careful, you won't handle it

♪ Ai se eu fosse reservada ♪

Oh, if only I were more reserved

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais magrinha ♪

Oh, if only I were skinnier

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou tivesse tento na língua ♪

Or had more tact

♪ Manda vir uma garrafa, sexta feira santa ♪

Order a bottle, on Good Friday

♪ Bebe o vinho da casa, a gente brinda às manas ♪

Drink the house wine, we'll toast to the girls

♪ Hoje é pra festejar sair daqui às tantas ♪

Today's for celebrating, leaving here late

♪ Acende o charuto, eu abano em Havana ♪

Light the cigar, I'll fan you in Havana

♪ Se já pedi desculpa, desculpa por isso ♪

If I already apologized, sorry for that

♪ Hoje eu ‘tou ocupada, ligo-te mañana ♪

Today I'm busy, I'll call you mañana

♪ Querias ser casual, hoje queres compromisso ♪

You wanted to be casual, today you want commitment

♪ Mas sou muita areia pa’ tua carripana ♪

But I'm too much sand for your little cart

♪ Queria-me caladinha e bem comportada ♪

You wanted me quiet and well-behaved

♪ Só passo na cozinha a caminho da sala ♪

I only pass through the kitchen on my way to the living room

♪ A mãe dele é sensata, nunca se deu comigo ♪

His mother is sensible, she never got along with me

♪ Não sou dona de casa, eu sou dona do kubiko aiai ♪

I'm not a housewife, I'm the owner of the cube aiai

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou se falasse devagar ♪

Or if I spoke more slowly

♪ Ai que a conversa fica chata ♪

Oh, the conversation gets boring

♪ Cuidado não vais aguentar ♪

Careful, you won't handle it

♪ Ai se eu fosse reservada ♪

Oh, if only I were more reserved

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais magrinha ♪

Oh, if only I were skinnier

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou tivesse tento na língua ♪

Or had more tact

♪ Lá vem ela com as frases sobre politiquices ♪

Here she comes with phrases about politics

♪ Quer ser capa de revista e escrever quatro livros ♪

Wants to be on a magazine cover and write four books

♪ Sou a causa do problema e solução que exiges ♪

I'm the cause of the problem and the solution you demand

♪ Sou tudo o que tu quiseres e nada do que eu disse ♪

I'm everything you want and nothing I said

♪ Hoje eu já nem perco tempo, eu perco amigos ♪

Today I don't even waste time, I lose friends

♪ De cada vez que saio ouço o que a malta fala ♪

Every time I go out I hear what people say

♪ Que tou mais convencida se sei o que digo ♪

That I'm more convinced if I know what I'm saying

♪ Adeus até um dia e muito obrigada ♪

Goodbye, see you someday and thank you very much

♪ Queriam-me caladinha ♪

They wanted me quiet

♪ Eu venho de outro sítio ♪

I come from another place

♪ Aprendi desde cedo a dizer o que sinto ♪

I learned early on to say what I feel

♪ Queriam-me bem vestida ♪

They wanted me well dressed

♪ Isso foi na Suécia ♪

That was in Sweden

♪ Hoje eu vou de sweat,que eu tou sem paciência (shhhhh) ♪

Today I'm wearing a sweatshirt, 'cause I have no patience (shhhhh)

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou se falasse devagar ♪

Or if I spoke more slowly

♪ Ai que a conversa fica chata ♪

Oh, the conversation gets boring

♪ Cuidado não vais aguentar ♪

Careful, you won't handle it

♪ Ai se eu fosse reservada ♪

Oh, if only I were more reserved

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais magrinha ♪

Oh, if only I were skinnier

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou tivesse tento na língua ♪

Or had more tact

♪ Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça ♪

Look at this thing, so beautiful, so full of grace

♪ A mulher que balança a sair de casa ♪

The woman who sways as she leaves the house

♪ Não precisa de ninguém, nem precisa de nada ♪

Doesn't need anyone, doesn't need anything

♪ Olha que coisa mais linda, mais cheia de graça ♪

Look at this thing, so beautiful, so full of grace

♪ A mulher que balança a sair de casa ♪

The woman who sways as she leaves the house

♪ Não precisa de ninguém, nem precisa de nada ♪

Doesn't need anyone, doesn't need anything

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou se falasse devagar ♪

Or if I spoke more slowly

♪ Ai que a conversa fica chata ♪

Oh, the conversation gets boring

♪ Cuidado não vais aguentar ♪

Careful, you won't handle it

♪ Ai se eu fosse reservada ♪

Oh, if only I were more reserved

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais magrinha ♪

Oh, if only I were skinnier

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou tivesse tento na língua ♪

Or had more tact

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou se falasse devagar ♪

Or if I spoke more slowly

♪ Ai que a conversa fica chata ♪

Oh, the conversation gets boring

♪ Cuidado não vais aguentar ♪

Careful, you won't handle it

♪ Ai se eu fosse reservada ♪

Oh, if only I were more reserved

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais magrinha ♪

Oh, if only I were skinnier

♪ Ai se eu fosse mais calada ♪

Oh, if only I were quieter

♪ Ou tivesse tento na língua ♪

Or had more tact

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
calada /kɐˈlaðɐ/ B2	adjective - silent, quiet
falar /fɐˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
chata /ˈʃatɐ/ B2	adjective - annoying, boring
cuidado /kujˈðaðu/ A2	noun - care, caution
reservada /ʁɨzɨɾˈvaðɐ/ B2	adjective - reserved, private
magrinha /mɐˈɡɾiɲɐ/ B1	adjective - skinny, thin
língua /ˈlĩɡwɐ/ A1	noun - tongue, language
manda /ˈmɐ̃dɐ/ A2	verb - to send, to order
festejar /fɨʃtɨˈʒaɾ/ B1	verb - to celebrate
ocupada /ukuˈpaðɐ/ A2	adjective - busy, occupied
querer /kɨˈɾeɾ/ A1	verb - to want, to love
problema /pɾuˈblɛmɐ/ A2	noun - problem, issue
solução /sulusˈsɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - solution, answer
tempo /ˈtẽpu/ A1	noun - time, weather
sinto /ˈsĩtu/ A2	verb - to feel, sense
linda /ˈlĩdɐ/ A2	adjective - beautiful, pretty
graça /ˈɡɾasɐ/ B1	noun - grace, charm

Gramática:

• Ai se eu fosse mais calada

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 2 (unreal present/future)

  ➔ This line uses the conditional "se" (if) followed by the imperfect subjunctive "fosse" indicating a hypothetical, unreal situation. "Se eu fosse" translates to "If I were".

• Manda vir uma garrafa, sexta feira santa

  ➔ Imperative mood (manda)

  ➔ "Manda vir" is an informal imperative phrase meaning "Order to come" or simply "Order". It's a command.

• Mas sou muita areia pa’ tua carripana

  ➔ Figurative language / Idiom

  ➔ "Sou muita areia pa’ tua carripana" is a Portuguese idiom meaning "I'm too much for your cart". It expresses that the speaker is too much to handle or not compatible with the other person.

• Hoje eu ‘tou ocupada, ligo-te mañana

  ➔ Contraction and code-switching (Portuguese/Spanish)

  ➔ “‘Tou” is a contraction of “estou” (I am). “Mañana” is Spanish for “tomorrow”, demonstrating code-switching within the lyrics.

• Não sou dona de casa, eu sou dona do kubiko aiai

  ➔ Noun + preposition + noun / Emphasis

  ➔ The line contrasts being a "dona de casa" (housewife) with being the "dona do kubiko" (owner of the kubiko). The repetition and "aiai" adds emphasis to her self-assertion.

• Queriam-me caladinha

  ➔ Pronoun placement with verbs (me)

  ➔ The placement of the pronoun "me" before the verb "queriam" (they wanted) is common in European Portuguese, whereas Brazilian Portuguese would likely place it after the verb: "queriam-me" vs. "me queriam".

• Isso foi na Suécia

  ➔ Past Tense Narrative / Simple Past

  ➔ Simple past "foi" (was) used to set a past scene.