Berimbau
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(quick intro... Berimbau is a song writen by Baden Powell in the 1960's. Powell took his guitar from Brasil to France. Wrote well. Played well. Died from alcohol abuse several years later. The Berimbau is an instrument of the Capoiera (??) that sounds sort of like a digeridoo (sp?) on strings, instead of breath. I've known the song for years, and just found this translation, written by some jazz musician's wife. I think it's beautiful. If you have never heard it, look up Astrud Gilberto's version. It's simply marvelous.)
Berimbau
(Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes)
Quem é homem de bem não trai
O amor que lhe quer seu bem
Quem diz muito que vai, não vai
Assim como não vai, não vem
Quem de dentro de si não sai
Vai morrer sem amar ninguém
O dinheiro de quem não dá
É o trabalho de quem não tem
Capoeira que é bom não cai
Mas se um dia ele cai, cai bem
Capoeira me mandou dizer que já chegou
Chegou para lutar
Berimbau me confirmou vai ter briga de amor
Tristeza, camará
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the Englsh translation:
A righteous man does not betray
the love that wants to do good for him
Whoever says they go a lot, they don't go
because it doesn't go, it doesn't come
Who inside himself doesn't try
will die without loving anyone
Wealth that doesn't give
is the work that has nothing
Capoeira that is good doesn't fall
and if some day it falls, it falls well
Capoeira told me to tell you that it's already here
It arrived for battle
Berimbau confirmed to me that there will be a fight for love
Sadness, my friend
Berimbau
(Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes)
Quem é homem de bem não trai
O amor que lhe quer seu bem
Quem diz muito que vai, não vai
Assim como não vai, não vem
Quem de dentro de si não sai
Vai morrer sem amar ninguém
O dinheiro de quem não dá
É o trabalho de quem não tem
Capoeira que é bom não cai
Mas se um dia ele cai, cai bem
Capoeira me mandou dizer que já chegou
Chegou para lutar
Berimbau me confirmou vai ter briga de amor
Tristeza, camará
====================================
the Englsh translation:
A righteous man does not betray
the love that wants to do good for him
Whoever says they go a lot, they don't go
because it doesn't go, it doesn't come
Who inside himself doesn't try
will die without loving anyone
Wealth that doesn't give
is the work that has nothing
Capoeira that is good doesn't fall
and if some day it falls, it falls well
Capoeira told me to tell you that it's already here
It arrived for battle
Berimbau confirmed to me that there will be a fight for love
Sadness, my friend
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i was hoping for some clarification
do i have it right, though? are the capoiera musicians?
and... are you Brazilian, perchance, or are you from Portugal?
feel free to pm me, k?
cya
Thank you, Tchaliz