Nega
Deny
Song translation
Nêga (Photograph Blues)
Gilberto Gil
Learn Nêga (Photograph Blues) by Gilberto Gil with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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39 lines, first 39 translated
About this song
Nêga (Photograph Blues) by Gilberto Gil is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 39 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as nega, spent, last. 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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You spent so blissfully
You spent so blissfully
The last few days with me
The last few days with me
Nega
Deny
I spent so nicely too
I spent so nicely too
The last few days with you
The last few days with you
When I met you, it was so fine
When I met you, it was so fine
I didn't talk a lot to you
I didn't talk a lot to you
I only mentioned your smooth hair
I only mentioned your smooth hair
You made a speech about shampoo
You made a speech about shampoo
We took many, many, many photographs
We took many, many, many photographs
Downtown
Downtown
As we passed through
As we passed through
Nega
Deny
You spent so blissfully
You spent so blissfully
The last few days with me
The last few days with me
Nega
Deny
I spent so nicely too
I spent so nicely too
The last few days with you
The last few days with you
You've been going just where I've gone
You've been going just where I've gone
All my people you have seen
All my people you have seen
I've been doing just what you've done
I've been doing just what you've done
Now I can dig your cup of mu tea
Now I can dig your cup of mu tea
We let our moments become, become
We let our moments become, become
What they really had to be
What they really had to be
Nega
Deny
You spent so blissfully
You spent so blissfully
The last few days with me
The last few days with me
Nega
Deny
I spent so nicely too
I spent so nicely too
The last few days with you
The last few days with you
Develop our photographs
Develop our photographs
As simple dreams that will come true
As simple dreams that will come true
Perhaps they will make you laugh
Maybe they will make you laugh
Or make you sure about we two
Or make you sure about us two
Develop, baby, our photographs
Develop, baby, our photographs
Perhaps they will make you sure
Perhaps they will make you sure
Perhaps they will show you nothing
Perhaps they will show you nothing
Nothing, but a shade of blue
Nothing, but a shade of blue
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
nega
denies
spent
spent
last
last
days
days
blissfully
blissfully
nicely
nicely
many
many