Ai Meu Tempo, Faz Tanto Tempo

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

Ai Meu Tempo, Faz Tanto Tempo



Song Lyrics

0:05 - Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo

Eng: Oh, my time, it’s been so long

0:08 - que o meu tempo não volta mais

Eng: That my time never comes back

0:11 - Quando os negos de Aruanda

Eng: When the blacks of Aruanda

0:14 - Cantavem coros iguais

Eng: Sang like choirs

0:16 - Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo

Eng: Oh, my time, it’s been so long

0:19 - Que o meu tempo não volta mais

Eng: That my time never comes back

0:22 - Quando os negos de Aruanda

Eng: When the blacks of Aruanda

0:25 - Cantavem coros iguais

Eng: Sang like choirs

0:27 - Nos somos pretos da capanga de Aruanda

Eng: We are black from the henchman of Aruanda

0:30 - A Conceição viemos louvar

Eng: Conceição we came to praise

0:33 - Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a

Eng: Aranda e e a, Aranda e e a

0:38 - Nos somos pretos da capanga de Aruanda

Eng: We are black from the henchman of Aruanda

0:41 - A Conceição viemos louvar

Eng: Conceição we came to praise

0:43 - Aranda e e e, Aranda e e a

Eng: Aranda e e a, Aranda e e a

0:49 - Preto velho ficava sentado

Eng: Old black man sat

0:52 - no batente do velho portão

Eng: at the old gate

0:54 - Preto velho com sua viola

Eng: Old black with his viola

0:57 - Preto velho com seu violão

Eng: Old black man with his guitar

1:00 - Preto velho com sua viola

Eng: Old black with his viola

1:02 - Preto velho com seu violão

Eng: Old black man with his guitar

1:05 - La na festa da Conceição

Eng: La at the Conceição party

1:08 - Todo mundo pedindo e implorava

Eng: Everybody asking and begging

1:10 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

1:13 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed

1:16 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

1:19 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed

1:21 - Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo

Eng: Oh, my time, it’s been so long

1:24 - que o meu tempo não volta mais

Eng: That my time never comes back

1:27 - Quando os negos de Aruanda

Eng: When the blacks of Aruanda

1:30 - Cantavem coros iguais

Eng: Sang like choirs

1:32 - Ai, meu tempo, faz tanto tempo

Eng: Oh, my time, it’s been so long

1:35 - Que o meu tempo não volta mais

Eng: That my time never comes back

1:38 - Quando os negos de Aruanda

Eng: When the blacks of Aruanda

1:41 - Cantavem coros iguais

Eng: Sang like choirs

1:43 - Preto velho ficava sentado

Eng: Old black man sat

1:46 - no batente do velho portão

Eng: Old black man sat

1:49 - Preto velho com sua viola

Eng: Old black with his viola

1:52 - Preto velho com seu violão

Eng: Old black man with his guitar

1:54 - Preto velho ficava sentado

Eng: Old black man sat

1:57 - no batente do velho portão

Eng: at the old gate

2:00 - La na festa da Conceição

Eng: La at the Conceição party

2:02 - Todo mundo pedindo e implorava

Eng: Everybody asking and begging

2:05 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

2:08 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed

2:10 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

2:13 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed

2:16 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

2:19 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed

2:21 - O menino pegava a viola

Eng: The boy took the viola

2:24 - Preto velho então cantarolava

Eng: Old black then hummed


History and sentiment behind song

The song sings about coming from Aruanda, Aruanda is a concept present in Afro-Brazilian religions, especially in Umbanda, as well as in Brazilian Spiritism. It describes a place in the spirit world, which varies greatly according to the religious current, but which could generally be equated with a kind of spiritual colony.


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