Minha Galera Lyrics

Lyric discussion by PTVeshengo 

Cover art for Minha Galera lyrics by Manu Chao

Oh my reefer My twisted (one) My beloved My bunch

Oh my cascade My girl My Flamenga My Capoeira

Oh my Girl My darling My Valeria

Oh my crazy My munchies My cashaça My prison

My vagabunda Oh my life My amateur My slope

Oh my Girl My beloved My Valeria

Oh my twisted My flamenga My prison

Oh my Ganja My twisted My beloved My bunch

My vagabunda My amateur my beauty my capoeira...

oh my girl my beloved My valeria

my twisted my flamenga my prison…

I feel this is closer to the poetic meaning of the song, One can never translate poetry/songlyrics 100% but being bi-lingual you understand the double meanings of words... For example Galera is mostly used for a crowd but its a slang word and he says it to a girl... I think "my bunch" works in the understanding you are a "whole lot", Mambembe is hard to translate in one word but it means something like you second class actress, I used amateur to have one word... Maluca (or maluco) is just a funny word for crazy...

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