Dueto – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Chico Buarque, Clara Buarque
• Album: Caravanas

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless theme of love's resilience through the poignant 'Dueto' by Chico Buarque and Clara Buarque. This song beautifully bridges generations and methods of seeking connection, from ancient omens to modern apps, offering a unique perspective on enduring affection and personal choice. It's a perfect piece to explore the rich tapestry of Brazilian music and the universal language of love.

[English]

It's written in the stars, in the signs, in the shells

I read it in an ad, I saw it in the mirror

It's in the gospel, the orixás guarantee

You will be my love, you will be my peace

It's in the records, in the bulls, in the dogmas

I wrote a thesis, I read it in a treaty

It's computed in the official data

You will be my love, you will be my peace

But if science proves the opposite

And if the calendar contradicts us

But if destiny insists on separating us

Damn the stars, the records, the signs, the bulls

The shells, the dogmas, ads, treaties, gypsies, projects

Prophets, synopses, mirrors, advice

Damn the gospel and all the orixás

You will be my love, you will be, love, my peace

It's in the score, in Karma, in the flesh

It was on the soap opera, it's in the insurance, they graffitied on the wall

I had a poster made

You will be my love, you will be my peace

But if science proves the opposite

And if the calendar contradicts us

But if destiny insists on separating us

Damn the stars, the records, the signs, the bulls

The shells, the dogmas, ads, treaties, gypsies, projects

Prophets, synopses, mirrors, advice

Damn the gospel and all the orixás

You will be my love, you will be, love, my peace

It's on the maps, on the lips, on the pencils

It's on Google

On Twitter

On Face

On WhatsApp

On email

On Orkut

On fax

...

[Portuguese]

Consta nos astros, nos signos, nos búzios

Eu li num anúncio, eu vi no espelho

Tá lá no evangelho, garantem os orixás

Serás o meu amor, serás a minha paz

Consta nos autos, nas bulas, nos dogmas

Eu fiz uma tese, eu li num tratado

Está computado nos dados oficiais

Serás o meu amor, serás a minha paz

Mas se a ciência provar o contrário

E se o calendário nos contrariar

Mas se o destino insistir em nos separar

Danem-se os astros, os autos, os signos, as bulas

Os búzios, os dogmas, anúncios, tratados, ciganas, projetos

Profetas, sinopses, espelhos, conselhos

Se dane o evangelho e todos os orixás

Serás o meu amor, serás, amor, a minha paz

Consta na pauta, no Karma, na carne

Passou na novela, está no seguro, picharam no muro

Mandei fazer um cartaz

Serás o meu amor, serás a minha paz

Mas se a ciência provar o contrário

E se o calendário nos contrariar

Mas se o destino insistir em nos separar

Danem-se os astros, os autos, os signos, as bulas

Os búzios, os dogmas, anúncios, tratados, ciganas, projetos

Profetas, sinopses, espelhos, conselhos

Se dane o evangelho e todos os orixás

Serás o meu amor, serás, amor, a minha paz

Consta nos mapas, nos lábios, nos lápis

Consta no Google

No Twitter

No Face

No WhatsApp

No email

No Orkut

No fax

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
astros /ˈastɾus/ B2	noun - celestial bodies
signos /ˈsiɡnus/ B1	noun - signs (astrological)
búzios /ˈbuʒius/ C1	noun - cowrie shells (used in divination)
anúncio /aˈnũsiu/ B1	noun - advertisement
espelho /isˈpeʎu/ A2	noun - mirror
evangelho /ivãˈʒeʎu/ B2	noun - gospel
orixás /oɾiˈʃas/ C1	noun - Orishas (deities in Yoruba religion)
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
paz /pas/ A2	noun - peace
autos /ˈawtus/ C1	noun - records, proceedings
bulas /ˈbulɐs/ C1	noun - papal bulls
dogmas /ˈdɔɡmɐs/ B2	noun - dogmas
ciência /siˈẽsiɐ/ B1	noun - science
destino /dʒisˈtinu/ B1	noun - destiny
projetos /pɾoˈʒɛtus/ B1	noun - projects
mapas /ˈmapɐs/ A2	noun - maps
lábios /ˈlabius/ B1	noun - lips