Sol Quadrado Lyrics in English by Adriana Calcanhotto
Baratinado is a colloquial Brazilian Portuguese word that means 'confused', 'disoriented', or 'muddled'. It's derived from 'barata' (cockroach), suggesting a frantic, scattered state of mind, like a cockroach scurrying around.
In "Sol Quadrado", the lyric "E agora até o gado 'tá baratinado" (And now even the cattle are confused/disoriented) uses this vivid, somewhat humorous slang to describe a world turned upside down, where even animals are bewildered by the unusual circumstances (like a 'square sun'). It's an engaging and memorable word that paints a clear picture of disarray.
Have you ever heard the saying, "what goes around, comes around"? Adriana Calcanhotto's "Sol Quadrado" is a powerful song built on this very idea. The lyrics repeatedly urge someone to "Levanta" (Get up) because their day has finally come. It's time for them to return home and face "tudo que tens plantado" (everything you have planted), which is a poetic way of saying they must face the consequences of their actions.
The most clever part of the song is the line "Levanta para ver o sol quadrado" (Get up to see the square sun). This is a popular Brazilian expression that means to go to jail! So, the song isn't a cheerful wake-up call; it's a triumphant declaration that justice is being served. The singer reinforces this by mentioning a "law of physics" where what you throw up eventually comes back down, suggesting that this outcome was inevitable.
