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Jurubeba

Gilberto Gil feat. Jorge Ben Jor

Learn Jurubeba by Gilberto Gil feat. Jorge Ben Jor with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.

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About this song

Jurubeba by Gilberto Gil feat. Jorge Ben Jor is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 14 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as jurubeba, beba, juru. 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.

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Juru juru juru juru juru jurubeba

Juru juru juru juru juru jurubeba

Beba beba beba beba beba beba juru

Drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, drink, juru

Jurubeba

Jurubeba

Licor licor licor licor licor de jurubeba

Liquor, liquor, liquor, liquor, liquor of jurubeba

Beba chá de juru, beba chá de jurubeba

Drink juru tea, drink jurubeba tea

Oba, bicharada viva, pé de jurubeba

Wow, lively little creature, foot of jurubeba

Jurubeba

Jurubeba

Canta, passarada linda, flor de jurubeba

Sing, beautiful bird, flower of jurubeba

Quem procura acha cura, flor de jurubeba

If you’re looking, you’ll find a cure, flower of jurubeba

Quem procura acha na raiz de jurubeba

If you’re looking, you’ll find it in the root of jurubeba

Tudo que é de bom pro figueredo e que se beba

Everything good for the figueredo and worth sipping

Feito vinho, feito chá

Made into wine, made into tea

De licor, de infusão

Made into liquor, made into infusion

Jurubeba, jurubeba, planta nobre do sertão

Jurubeba, jurubeba, noble plant of the backcountry

Song Vocabulary

Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.

jurubeba

jurubeba

beba

drink

juru

jury

licor

liquor

flor

flower

quem

who

procura

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