“Acabou Chorare” (Novos Baianos, 1972)
Source: Eu marco, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In honor of what would have been Novos Baianos singer and guitarist Moraes Moreira’s 78th birthday today, I’ve translated a song that, frankly, is really more about sounds and feelings than the specific lyrics. “Acabou Chorare” (words I explained in an earlier post) is both the title of this track and of the seminal album on which it appeared. The song is almost a lullaby about the beauty and simplicity of life. Some of the words (like the first line) are just sounds, some (like the third line) are more traditional lyrics, and some (like the fourth and fifth lines) are both.
“Acabou chorare”
Tin gon tin gon gon gon guin
Acabou chorare, ficou tudo lindo
De manhã cedinho
Tudo cá cá cá, na fé fé fé
No bu bu li li, no bu bu li lindo
No bu bu bolindo
No bu bu bolindo
No bu bu bolindo
Talvez pelo buraquinho
Invadiu-me a casa, me acordou na cama
Tomou o meu coração e sentou na minha mão
Talvez pelo buraquinho
Invadiu-me a casa, me acordou na cama
Tomou o meu coração e sentou na minha mão
Abelha, abelhinha
Acabou chorare, faz zunzum pra eu ver
Faz zunzum pra mim
Abelho, abelhinho escondido faz bonito
Faz zunzum e mel
Faz zum zum e mel
Faz zum zum e mel
Inda de lambuja tem o carneirinho, presente na boca
Acordando toda gente, tão suave mé, que suavemente
Inda de lambuja tem o carneirinho, presente na boca
Acordando toda gente, tão suave mé, que suavemente
Abelha, carneirinho
Acabou chorare no meio do mundo
Respirei eu fundo, foi-se tudo pra escanteio
Vi o sapo na lagoa, entre nessa que é boa
Fiz zunzum e pronto
Fiz zum zum e pronto
Fiz zum zum e pronto
Fiz zum zum
“Crying done”
Cheen gon cheen gon gon gon guin
Crying done, everything became beautiful
Early in the morning
All here, here, here, in faith, faith, faith
In the boo boo li li, in the li li boo beautiful
In the fid fid fiddling
In the fid fid fiddling
In the fid fid fiddling
Maybe through the little hole
You invaded my house, you woke me up in bed
You took my heart and you sat in my hand
Maybe through the little hole
You invaded my house, you woke me up in bed
You took my heart and you sat in my hand
Bee, little bee
Crying done, go buzz buzz so I can see
Go buzz buzz for me
Bee, little hidden bee make it pretty
You go buzz buzz and make honey
You go buzz buzz and make honey
You go buzz buzz and make honey
As a bonus the little lamb has a present in its mouth
Waking everyone up, such a gentle baa, how softly
As a bonus the little lamb has a present in its mouth
Waking everyone up, such a gentle baa, how softly
Bee, little lamb
Crying done in the middle of the world
A breath I took deep, everything scattered
I saw the toad in the lagoon, get in on this cuz it’s good
I went buzz buzz and that’s it
I went buzz buzz and that’s it
I went buzz buzz and that’s it
I went buzz buzz