You don't know me
You don't know me
Song translation
You Don t Know Me
Caetano Veloso
Learn You Don t Know Me by Caetano Veloso with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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About this song
You Don t Know Me by Caetano Veloso is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 47 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as show, behind, wall. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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Bet you'll never get to know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
You don't know me at all
You don't know me at all
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly
The world is spinning round slowly
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
You don't know me
You don't know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
Bet you'll never get to know me
You don't know me at all
You don't know me at all
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly
The world is spinning round slowly
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon and show me from behind the wall
C'mon and show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Nasci lá na Bahia, de mucama com feitor
I was born there in Bahia, to a housekeeper with a foreman
O meu pai dormia em cama
My father slept in bed
Minha mãe no pisador
My mother in the treader
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
You don't know me
You don't know me
Bet you'll never get to know me (Eu, você, nós dois, já temos un passado meu amor)
Bet you'll never get to know me (Me, you, both of us, we already have a past, my love)
You don't know me at all (Um violão guardado, aquela flor)
You don't know me at all (A guitar kept, that flower)
Feel so lonely
Feel so lonely
The world is spinning round slowly (E outras mumunhas mais)
The world is spinning round slowly (And other mummies more)
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
There's nothing you can show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Why don't you show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
C'mon an' show me from behind the wall
Show me from behind the wall, c'mon an'
Show me from behind the wall, c'mon an'
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Laia, ladaia, sabatana, Ave Maria
Eu agradeço ao povo brasileiro
I thank the Brazilian people
Norte, Centro, Sul, inteiro
North, Center, South, entire
Onde reinou o baião
Where the baião reigned
Eu agradeço ao povo brasileiro
I thank the Brazilian people
Norte, Centro, Sul, inteiro
North, Center, South, entire
Onde reinou o baião
Where the baião reigned
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
show
show
behind
behind
wall
wall
don't
don't
c'mon
c'mon
laia
laia
ladaia
ladaia