Samba de minha Terra
Joao Gilberto & Astrud Gilberto Lyrics

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O samba da minha terra
Deixa a gente mole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole

O samba da minha terra

Deixa a gente mole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole

Quem não gosta de samba
Bom sujeito não é
É ruim da cabeça
Ou doente do pé

Eu nasci com o samba
No samba me criei
E do danado do samba
Nunca me separei

O samba da minha terra
Deixa a gente mole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole

Quem não gosta de samba
Bom sujeito não é
É ruim da cabeça
Ou doente do pé

Eu nasci com o samba
No samba me criei
E do danado do samba
Nunca me separei

O samba da minha terra
Deixa a gente mole
Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole

Quando se canta
Todo mundo bole

Overall Meaning

The song "Samba da minha terra" is a love ode to samba music from Rio de Janeiro. The main message of the song is that samba is an intrinsic part of Brazilians' lives and culture, and it has the power to lift people's spirits and get them dancing. This is conveyed in the lyrics that say "The samba from my land/ Makes us soft/ When we sing it/ Everyone wiggles/ When we sing it/ Everyone wiggles".

The song also serves as a commentary on those who claim not to like samba music. The lyrics state that "Anyone who doesn't like samba/ Is not a good person/ Either they have a sick head/ Or sick feet". The implication is that samba music is so infectious that it's hard to resist moving along to it, and anyone who doesn't enjoy it might have something wrong with them.

Overall, the song celebrates the joy and unity that samba music brings to Brazil and encourages listeners to embrace it themselves. It is a simple but powerful tribute to a genre of music that has become an integral part of Brazil's cultural identity.

Line by Line Meaning

O samba da minha terra
This is a song about the samba music that originated from the singer's homeland.

Deixa a gente mole
Listening to and dancing to samba is so enjoyable that it makes one feel weak in the knees.

Quando se canta
When the samba is sung,

Todo mundo bole
Everyone starts swaying to the rhythm and moving their hips as they dance to the upbeat music.

Quem não gosta de samba
Anyone who doesn't enjoy samba music

Bom sujeito não é
Cannot be a good person.

É ruim da cabeça
Either they are mentally unstable or not thinking clearly.

Ou doente do pé
Or they have something wrong with their feet and can't dance.

Eu nasci com o samba
The singer was born loving the samba music.

No samba me criei
They were brought up with the music, and it has always been a part of their life.

E do danado do samba
And they have never been able to let go of the fun and energy of samba music.