A Hora é Essa

Category: Corridos

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning


Song Lyrics

00:16 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

00:22 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

00:28 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

00:34 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

00:37 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

00:40 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

00:46 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

00:48 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

00:51 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

00:57 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

01:03 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

01:08 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

01:11 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

01:14 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

01:19 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

01:22 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

01:25 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

01:30 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

01:33 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

01:36 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

01:41 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

01:44 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

01:46 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

01:52 - A hora é essa, a hora é essa

Eng: The hour is now, the hour is now

01:57 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

02:03 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

02:05 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

02:08 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

02:13 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

02:16 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

02:19 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

02:24 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

02:27 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

02:30 - Berimbau tocou na capoeira

Eng: The berimbau plays capoeira

02:35 - Berimbau tocou

Eng: The berimbau plays

02:38 - Eu vou joga

Eng: I'll play

History and sentiment behind song

A hora é essa literally means “The hour is that”.

You often can’t translate from Portuguese word for word. In English we’d probably say: It is time / The time has come / The time is now


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