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Argumento (Argument by Paulinho da Viola  

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PORTUGUESE ENGLISH
Tá legal It's alright
Tá legal, eu aceito o argumento It's alright, I accept the argument
Mas não me altere o samba tanto assim But don't change the samba so much
Olha que a rapaziada está sentindo a falta Look the guys are missing
De um cavaco, de um pandeiro ou de um tamborim a "cavaco", a hand drum or a tamborim
Sem preconceito ou mania de passado No prejudice or holding on to the past
Sem querer ficar do lado de quem não quer navegar Without wanting to stay next to those who don't want to move on
Faça como um velho marinheiro Do as an old sailor
Que durante o nevoeiro That during the fog
Leva o barco devagar Takes the boat slowly

 

Note: "Cavaco" or "Cavaquinho" is a Brazilian guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavaquinho)

 

Remark: To know more about Tom Jobim, please click on the following links: http://www.paulinhodaviola.com/english/index.htm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulinho_da_Viola 

 

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