Convidei a comadre Sebastiana
I invited Godmother Sebastiana
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Sebastiana
Gilberto Gil feat. Gal Costa
Learn Sebastiana by Gilberto Gil feat. Gal Costa with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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43 lines, first 43 translated
About this song
Sebastiana by Gilberto Gil feat. Gal Costa is a great song to learn Portuguese through music. This page breaks down 43 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as pisilone, gritava, a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone. 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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Pra dançar um xaxado na Paraíba
To dance a xaxado in Paraíba
Ela veio com uma dança diferente
She came with a different dance
E pulava que nem uma guariba
And he jumped like a howler monkey
Ela veio com uma dança diferente
She came with a different dance
E pulava que nem uma guariba
And he jumped like a howler monkey
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
Já cansada, no meio da brincadeira
Already tired, in the middle of playing
E dançando fora do compasso
And dancing out of time
Segurei Bastiana pelo braço
I held Bastiana by the arm
E gritei: Não faça sujeira!
And I shouted: Don't make a mess!
O xaxado esquentou na gafieira
The xaxado heated up in the gafieira
Sebastiana não deu mais fracasso
Sebastiana no longer failed
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava...
And he screamed...
Convidei a comadre Sebastiana
I invited Godmother Sebastiana
Pra dançar um xaxado na Paraíba
To dance a xaxado in Paraíba
Ela veio com uma dança diferente
She came with a different dance
E pulava que nem uma guariba
And he jumped like a howler monkey
Ela veio com uma dança diferente
She came with a different dance
E pulava que nem uma guariba
And he jumped like a howler monkey
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
Já cansada no meio da brincadeira
Already tired in the middle of the game
E dançando fora do compasso
And dancing out of time
Segurei Bastiana pelo braço
I held Bastiana by the arm
E gritei: Não faça sujeira!
And I shouted: Don't make a mess!
O xaxado esquentou na gafieira
The xaxado heated up in the gafieira
Sebastiana não deu mais fracasso
Sebastiana no longer failed
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
And he shouted: a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
E gritava...
And he screamed...
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
Psiu, psiu, 'pisilone (ah!)
Psst, psst, 'pisilone (ah!)
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone, 'pisilone
'Pisilone...
'Pisilone...
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
pisilone
pee‑pee
gritava
shouted
a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
a-e-i-o-u-ipsilone
sebastiana
Sebastian
xaxado
fed up
veio
he came
dana
dana