Chico Buarque
Pedaço de Mim lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Portuguese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Bossa Nova, Samba
- Length
- 3:18
Oh, pedaço de mim
Oh, piece of me
Oh, metade afastada de mim
Oh, distant half of me
Leva o teu olhar
Carry your gaze
Que a saudade é o pior tormento
For longing is the worst torment
É pior do que o esquecimento
It's worse than forgetting
É pior do que se entrevar
It's worse than being shattered
Oh, pedaço de mim
Oh, piece of me
Oh, metade exilada de mim
Oh, exiled half of me
Leva os teus sinais
Take your signs with you
Que a saudade dói como um barco
For longing hurts like a boat
Que aos poucos descreve um arco
That slowly describes an arc
E evita atracar no cais
And avoids docking at the pier
Oh, pedaço de mim
Oh, piece of me
Oh, metade arrancada de mim
Oh, half torn from me
Leva o vulto teu
Take your shadow away
Que a saudade é o revés de um parto
For nostalgia is the reverse of childbirth
A saudade é arrumar o quarto
Nostalgia is tidying up the room
Do filho que já morreu
Of the child who has already died
Oh, pedaço de mim
Oh, piece of me
Oh, metade amputada de mim
Oh, half amputated from me
Leva o que há de ti
Take what there is of you
Que a saudade dói latejada
For the longing aches and throbs
É assim como uma fisgada
It's just like a sharp sting
No membro que já perdi
In the part I have already lost
Oh, pedaço de mim
Oh, piece of me
Oh, metade adorada de mim
Oh, beloved half of me
Lava os olhos meus
Wash my eyes
Que a saudade é o pior castigo
For longing is the worst punishment
E eu não quero levar comigo
And I don't want to carry with me
A mortalha do amor
The shroud of love
Adeus
Goodbye
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Key vocabulary
- pedaço
- pieceB1
- metade
- halfA2
- afastada
- distantB2
- leva
- takesA2
- olhar
- lookA2
- saudade
- longingB1
- pior
- worstA2
- tormento
- tormentB2
- esquecimento
- forgettingB2
- entrevar
- entangle
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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.