Translated lyrics are:
I really like seeing you, Little Lion [Diminutive also connotes affection, i.e. Dear Lion]
Walking under the sun
I really like you, Little Lion
To un-sadden, Little Lion, my oh so lonely heart
It’s enough to come upon you along my way
A lion cub, a morning ray of light
Pulling my gaze like a magnet
My heart is the sun, father of all color
When he turns bare skin golden
I like seeing you under the sun, Little Lion
Seeing you enter the sea
Your skin, your light, your mane
I like staying under the sun, Little Lion
Wetting my mane
Being close to you and carrying on
This song is approprate as Veloso was one of the dissident musicians in Brazil who protested the military dictatorship, and was exiled as a threat in the late 1960s.