Caviar - English translation

Zeca Pagodinho

Caviar

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Translation

Caviar

Do you know what caviar is?

I've never seen nor eaten it, I just hear about it

But do you know what caviar is?

I've never seen nor eaten it, I just hear about it

Caviar is food of the rich

I'm curious, I just know that it's eaten

In abundance on the tables of very few people

But if you look to the side, you see hunger

I prefer fried egg, farofa and fried pig skin

In my house, that’s more what we eat

So if someone comes to ask me

What is caviar, I only know the name

Usually one who eats this dish

Is a powerful person, not just anyone

Who am I to make fun of it

If I live in a ditch fishing for mucum

Still, I don’t complain about life

Although painful, I manage to keep going

One day I’ll hit the lottery

And even this delicacy I can taste

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chris.docavaco

submitted on 2 Oct 2012 - 00:46

Comments 6

dowlenon1 M

2 Oct 2012, 01:10

Very good translation, specially because this is a very hard song to be translated.

I have some suggestions though, since that I'm not fluent in English, you can take the idea, and improve it if you will correct it:

Na mesa de poucos fartura adoidado:

It means that the "Caviar" is just on the table of some people (just those powerful one, as it will say in the next lines) and once that it is on the table, there is A PLETHORA this, abundance.

So... there is a plethora of Caviar on just a few tables (just those who can afford it)

Sou mais ovo frito, farofa e torresmo

I'm not sure if "I'm more" expresses the full meaning, if it does, please, disresgard my suggestion. "Eu sou mais" is a colloquial expression for "I prefer to".

So, I prefer to eat fried egg, farofa and fried pig skin.

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Hope it brings some improvement :)

chris.docavaco A

2 Oct 2012, 03:13

Thanks man that helps a lot. Especially the pouco fartura adoidado part...I just guessed on that. I should have said "I'm more of a .... kind of guy.

dowlenon1 M

2 Oct 2012, 10:10

You're welcome :)

You may want to edit by clicking "Edit", above the song. ;)