Chico Buarque
Desalento lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 2:48
Sim, vai e diz
Yes, go and say
Diz assim
Say it like this
Que eu chorei
That I cried
Que eu morri
That I died
De arrependimento
From regret
Que o meu desalento
That my despair
Já não tem mais fim
No longer has an end
Vai e diz
Go and say
Diz assim
Say it like this
Como sou
How I am
Infeliz
Unhappy
No meu descaminho
On my wrong path
Diz que estou sozinho
Says I'm all alone
Sem saber de mim
Not knowing about me
Diz que eu estive por pouco
Says I was close to it
Diz a ela que ando louco
Tell her that I'm going crazy
Pra perdoar
To forgive
Que seja lá como for
Let it be however it is
Por amor
For love
Por favor
Please
É pra ela voltar
It's for her to come back
Sim, vai e diz
Yes, go and say
Diz assim
Say it like this
Que eu rodei
That I've spun around
Que eu bebi
That I've drunk
Que eu caí
That I fell
Que eu não sei
That I don't know
Só sei
I only know
Que cansei, enfim
That I'm tired, finally
Dos meus desencontros
Of my mismatches
Corre e diz a ela
Run and tell her
Que eu entrego os pontos
That I've given up the fight
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Key vocabulary
- saber
- knowA2
- seja
- beA2
- sozinho
- aloneA2
- voltar
- returnA2
- vai
- go
- diz
- says
- assim
- thusA1
- chorei
- cried
- morri
- died
- arrependimento
- regretB1
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About this song
Chico Buarque is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and playwright associated with samba, bossa nova, and MPB. He is known for intricate harmonic work and lyrics that often engage politics and culture, including foundational recordings such as Construção and Calabar.