Todo Mundo Nasce Artista by Aíla – Translation

The music from Pará with its carimbós and tecnobregas is the new black among hipsters in Brazil. The novelty is not that new for CAS listeners, we've being seasoning our shows with that peculiar way of playing the guitar for quite very long now. But while we are already in the search for new gems in other areas of Brazil, Pará is still providing us with nice surprises, such as Aíla. This song talks about how life suppress everyone's artistic vein since a very tender age, leaving life long traumas and scars that can only be cured by... ART.

 

Todo Mundo Nasce Artista Aíla Todo mundo nasce artista Depois vem a repressão Não faz arte, diz a tia Vê se deixa de invenção Todo mundo nasce artista Depois vem a castração E o artista que há em nós Vai do quarto pro porão Todo mundo nasce artista Depois vem a podação E a vida fica triste, Sem arte, sem emoção Todo mundo nasce artista Depois vem a piração Alcoolismo, suicído Doença mental, depressão E essa doença tem cura! Existe uma salvação! Faça arte! faça arte! Mesmo que sua mãe diga que não

Everyone is Born an Artist Aíla Everyone is born an artist Then comes repression Don’t be naughty1, says your aunt Knock it off2 Everyone is born an artist Then comes castration And the artist in us Goes from the bedroom to the basement Everyone is born an artist Then comes pruning And life becomes sad, Without art, without emotion Everyone is born an artist Then comes craziness Alcoholism, suicide Mental illness, depression And this disease has a cure! There is salvation! Make art! Make art!1 Even if your mother tells you not to

There are two great colloquial expressions in the song:
(1) Fazer arte
Literally: to make art
Colloquial expression: to be naughty, to be mischievous

(2) Deixar de invenção
First let’s see some of the meanings of the verb Deixar:
• To leave
o Paulo deixou o hotel há meia hora.
= Paulo left the hotel half an hour ago.

• To abandon
o Carla deixou o marido.
= Carla left her husband.

• To let, to allow (someone to do something)
o O professor deixou o aluno sair da aula mais cedo.
= The teacher let the student leave class early.

• To stop (doing something)
o José deixou de fumar há dois anos.
= José quit smoking two years ago.

o Deixe de insistência!
= Stop insisting!

Invenção: Literally, invention

Deixar de invenção
Colloquial expression: to knock it off; to give (an idea or behavior) up