To Dormindo, To Sónhándo

Lyrics, Translations, Music Video and Song Meaning

To Dormindo, To Sónhándo

Author: Mestre Jogo de Dentro

Song Lyrics

0:04 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:07 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:09 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:12 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:15 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:18 - Tão falando mal de vi

Eng: They are talking badly about see

0:20 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:23 - Na roda de capoeira

Eng: In the roda of capoeira

0:26 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:29 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:31 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:34 - Tão falando mal de vi

Eng: They are talking badly about see

0:37 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:40 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:42 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:45 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:48 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:50 - Tão falando mal de vi

Eng: They are talking badly about see

0:53 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

0:56 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

0:59 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

1:02 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

1:04 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

1:07 - Tão falando mal de vi

Eng: They are talking badly about see

1:10 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

1:13 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

1:15 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming

1:18 - Tão falando mal de mim

Eng: They are talking badly about me

1:21 - Eu tô dormindo to sonhando

Eng: I'm sleeping I'm dreaming


History and sentiment behind song

The mestre will often make fun of a student who plays badly, saying: "what, were you sleeping in the roda?" An oft-told anecdote is of one mestre getting a student to wake up by hitting him over the head with a berimba.


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