Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vem Ver by Adriana Calcanhotto from Portuguese to English.
Por você largava tudo
For you I would drop everything
Arranjava o que fazer
I figured out what to do
Até voltaria cedo
I would even come back early
Eu deixava de beber
I stopped drinking
Vem cá, vem ver
Come here, come see
Por você seria aquele
Because you would be the one
Que você mandasse ser
That you would order to be
Nunca chegaria tarde
I would never be late
Com a barba por fazer
Unshaven
Vem cá, vem ver
Come here, come see
Por você tomava rumo
For you I took direction
Arrumava o que fazer
I figured out what to do
Eu levantaria cedo
I would get up early
Eu cuidava do bebê
I took care of the baby
Vem cá, vem ver
Come here, come see
Vestido de advogado, de garçom, de jogador
Dressed as a lawyer, as a waiter, as a player
De dia fiel escravo, à noite seu predador
By day faithful slave, by night your predator
Vem cá, Iaiá
Come here, Iaiá
Por você tomava rumo
For you I took direction
Arrumava o que fazer
I figured out what to do
Eu levantaria cedo
I would get up early
Eu deixava de beber
I stopped drinking
Vem cá, vem ver
Come here, come see
Fardado, enfatiotado, de bombeiro, de reitor
Uniformed, dressed up, like a fireman, like a rector
De dia fiel escravo, à noite seu predador
By day faithful slave, by night your predator
Vem cá Iaiá, vem ver
Come here Iaiá, come and see
Vem cá, vem ver
Come here, come see
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