Chão De Areia Lyrics in English by Paula Fernandes
Convés translates to "deck", specifically the deck of a ship. It's an evocative word that conjures images of seafaring and adventure, making it stand out from everyday vocabulary.
In the song, Paula Fernandes sings about dreams that "navegam seu convés num mar de estrelas" (sail their deck in a sea of stars). This beautiful, poetic imagery uses convés to paint a picture of dreams embarking on a celestial journey, adding a unique and memorable touch to the lyrics.
Paula Fernandes sings about the ground a life gets built on when nothing underneath is solid. She opens naming what pain taught her, then turns it over: 'Que o tom ruim' [That the bad times] 'Tem cor de esperança' [Have the color of hope]. The title image follows directly — 'Há sonhos que repousam sobre um chão de areia' [There are dreams that rest on a sandy ground] — dreams built on something that shifts, set beside others that 'Navegam seu convés' [Navigate their deck] 'Num mar de estrelas!' [In a sea of stars!].
The chorus turns physical: she runs, flees, catches her own reflection, jumps out a window — 'Corri (corri), fugi (fugi), me vi (me vi)' [I ran (ran), I fled (fled), I saw myself (saw myself)], 'Pular pela janela' [Jumping out the window] — before landing on the line the song is built around: 'Que a vida vale a pena' [That life is worth it], 'Nessa briga contra tudo quem venceu foi ela' [In this fight against everything, she was the one who won]. It ends where it began, admitting 'Eu pouco vivi' [I haven't lived much] 'E tanto aprendi' [And learned so much] — hope the one thing solid enough to stand on.
