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SycoShaman
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 Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 00:55 Post subject: Brazilian to English translation help |
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Can any of the Brazilian guys here at Nforce translate the following song by Sepultura
Sepultura - Roots - Ratamahatta
To the mods, please dont move this to music just yet, more ppl visit here than music 
| Ratamahatta wrote: |
Biboca
Garagem
Favela
Fubanga
Maloca
Bocada
Maloca
Bocada
Fubanga
Favela
Garagem
Biboca, porra !!!
Ze Do Caixao
Zumbi
Lampiao
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta !!! ...
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta !!! ...
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I didnt write that by the way. I got the lyrics from here http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/sepultura/roots_1996.html
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 01:05 Post subject: |
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that doesn't seem to translate well ...maybe slang words?
| Quote: | Biboca
Garage
Slum quarter
Fubanga
Maloca
Bocada
Maloca
Bocada
Fubanga
Slum quarter
Garage
Biboca, porra!
Ze Of The Caixao
I buzzed
Lampiao
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta! ...
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta! ... |
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 01:06 Post subject: |
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| Translation wrote: |
Biboca
Garage
Slum quarter
Fubanga
Maloca
Bocada
Maloca
Bocada
Fubanga
Slum quarter
Garage
Biboca, porra!
Ze Of The Caixao
I buzzed
Lampiao
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta! ...
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta! ...
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 thats why i wanted someone who speaks fluent brazilian and decent english to translate it for me. i have a brazilian buddy, but he speaks very few words |
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 01:10 Post subject: |
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brazilian = portugese if i am correct. maybe that helps.
jesus christ was a gangsta rapper. they killed him. he came back and made a platinum album.
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 01:11 Post subject: |
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| toeffy wrote: | | brazilian = portugese if i am correct. maybe that helps. |
kinda, but it has different words and different slang and shit. |
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mag2005
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 02:30 Post subject: |
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Maybe some of those words have missing accents so it doesn't translate well.
If you hate it, ignore it.
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bxrdj
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 05:15 Post subject: |
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my old roomate was from brazil, let me ask him ...get back to u on this one
fuck ...
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Wed, 14th Dec 2005 23:54 Post subject: |
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| bxrdj wrote: | | my old roomate was from brazil, let me ask him ...get back to u on this one |
thanks dude  |
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Invasor
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Dec 2005 06:23 Post subject: Re: Brazilian to English translation help |
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I was kinda away, so didnt saw this before... but here it is
Had to google some terms myself, since its mostly slang from Rio de Janeiro I think...
| Ratamahatta wrote: |
Biboca (small pub or bar)
Garagem (garage)
Favela (where very poor people live, in crappy houses, poor life conditions...)
Fubanga (a person who likes to go out a lot, party, but its pejorative)
Maloca (kind of indian/native american house, tent
Bocada (a place, a house, or the "favela")
Maloca
Bocada
Fubanga
Favela
Garagem
Biboca, porra !!! (porra is used in the same way as "fuck" when you're angry, but it actually means "cum")
Zé Do Caixão(an old movie actor, very weird guy by the way..)
Zumbi (zombie)
Lampião (very old historic hero from the north of Brazil)
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta !!! ...
Hello uptown
Hello downtown
Hello midtown
Hello trenchtown
Ratamahatta !!! ...
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Invasor
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Dec 2005 06:26 Post subject: |
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dictionary.reference.com/search?q=favela
"A shantytown or slum, especially in Brazil."
I guess thats a better way of saying it lol
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SycoShaman
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| Posted: Thu, 15th Dec 2005 21:55 Post subject: |
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Thanks Invasor
Now the song makes sense, talking about ghetto's and shit
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