Vou Dar De Beber À Dor Lyrics in English Ana Moura
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vou Dar De Beber À Dor by Ana Moura from Portuguese to English.
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Foi no domingo passado que passei
It was last Sunday that I passed by
À casa onde vivia a Mariquinhas
The house where Mariquinhas lived
Mas 'stá tudo tão mudado
But everything's so changed
Que não vi em nenhum lado
That I didn't see anywhere
As tais janelas que tinham tabuinhas
Those windows that had little wooden boards
Do rés-do-chão ao telhado
From the ground floor to the roof
Não vi nada, nada, nada
I didn't see anything, anything, anything
Que pudesse recordar-me a Mariquinhas
That could remind me of Mariquinhas
E há um vidro pregado e azulado
And there's a nailed-on bluish pane of glass
Onde havia as tabuinhas
Where the little wooden boards used to be
Entrei e onde era a sala agora está
I entered and where the living room was, now there's
À secretária um sujeito que é lingrinhas
At the desk a fellow who's scrawny
Mas não vi colchas com barra nem viola, nem guitarra
But I didn't see bedspreads with borders, nor a viola, nor a guitar
Nem espreitadelas furtivas das vizinhas
Nor furtive glances from the neighbors
O tempo cravou a garra na alma daquela casa
Time dug its claws into the soul of that house
Onde as vezes petiscavamos sardinhas
Where sometimes we snacked on sardines
Quando em noites de guitarra e de farra
When on nights of guitar and partying
Estava alegre a Mariquinhas
Mariquinhas was happy
As janelas tão garridas que ficavam
The windows that used to be so colorful
Com cortinados de chita às pintinhas
With polka-dotted chintz curtains
Perderam de todo a graça porque é hoje uma vidraça
They completely lost their charm because today it's a large pane of glass
Com cercadura de lata às voltinhas
With a swirly tin frame
E lá p'ra dentro quem passa hoje é p'ra ir aos penhores
And inside there, whoever goes today is to go to the pawn shop
Entregar ao usurário umas coisinhas
To hand over a few little things to the pawnbroker
Pois chega a esta desgraça toda a graça
For all the charm comes to this disgrace
Da casa da Mariquinhas
Of Mariquinhas's house
P'ra terem feito da casa o que fizeram
For having made of the house what they did
Melhor fora que a mandassem p'rás alminhas
It would've been better if they sent it to oblivion
Pois ser casa de penhores o que foi viveiro d'amores
For a pawn shop to be what was a hotbed of love
É ideia que não cabe cá nas minhas
Is an idea that doesn't fit in my
Recordações do calor e das saudades o gosto
Memories of the warmth and the taste of longing
Que eu vou procurar esquecer
That I'm going to try to forget
Numas ginginhas
In some ginjinhas
Pois dar de beber à dor é o melhor
For drowning sorrow is the best
Já dizia a Mariquinhas
Mariquinhas used to say
Pois dar de beber à dor é o melhor
For drowning sorrow is the best
Já dizia a Mariquinhas
Mariquinhas used to say
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lingrinhas — scrawny / puny
Lingrinhas is a descriptive and somewhat informal word meaning 'scrawny' or 'puny'. It's not a word you encounter every day, making it quite memorable.
In the song, the narrator describes a new occupant of Mariquinhas's old house as a "sujeito que é lingrinhas" (a subject who is scrawny). This word choice adds a touch of disdain or disappointment, highlighting the stark contrast between the vibrant past and the uninspiring present of the house.
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