Desfado Lyrics in English Ana Moura

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Desfado by Ana Moura from Portuguese to English.

Verse 1

Fate wants me not to believe in fate

And my fado's to have no fado at all

To sing it well without even feeling it

To feel it like nobody else, yet it makes no sense at all

Oh, what sadness, this joy of mine

Oh, what joy, this great sadness

To hope that one day I won't wait another day

For the one who never comes yet was present here

Chorus 1

Oh, how I long to feel longing

Longing for someone who's here and doesn't exist

Feeling sad just because I feel so good

And happily feeling good just because I've been so sad

Verse 2

Oh, if I could not sing

'Oh, if I could'

And I'd lament not having any more lament

Maybe I'd hear in the silence I'd make

A voice that was mine

Someone inside singing

Oh, what misfortune, this luck that watches over me

Oh, but what luck, to live so miserable

In the uncertainty that nothing else is more certain

Besides the great certainty of not being sure of anything

Chorus 2

Oh, how I long to feel longing

Longing for someone who's here and doesn't exist

Feeling sad just because I feel so good

And happily feeling good just because I've been so sad

Chorus 3

Oh, how I long to feel longing

Longing for someone who's here and doesn't exist

Feeling sad just because I feel so good

And happily feeling good just because I've been so sad

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Desfado by Portuguese superstar Ana Moura is a brilliant and playful twist on traditional Fado music. Usually, Fado is famous for its deep melancholy, themes of destiny, and a special kind of romantic longing called saudade. However, Ana flips this entirely upside down! The title itself translates to "Unfate" or "Anti Fado." In this beautifully paradoxical track, she playfully jokes that her destiny is to not believe in destiny, and her ultimate fate is to simply have no fate at all.

The lyrics are packed with witty contradictions that will keep you on your toes. Ana sings about the sadness of her joy, the joy of her sadness, and how she actually misses the feeling of missing someone. By mixing up feeling happy about being sad and feeling sad about feeling so good, she creates a wonderfully tangled puzzle of human emotions. It is a highly engaging challenge for language learners to spot all these clever opposites while enjoying a catchy, modern take on a classic Portuguese sound!

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Ana Moura Desfado Lyrics