Teu Nome Lisboa Lyrics in English Carlos Do Carmo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Teu Nome Lisboa by Carlos Do Carmo from Portuguese to English.
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Já te chamaram rainha
They already called you queen
Cidade-mãe da tristeza
Mother city of sadness
Já te chamaram velhinha
They already called you old lady
Menina e moça, princesa
Girl and girl, princess
Já rimaram o teu cais
They already rhymed your pier
Com gaivotas e marés
With seagulls and tides
Querem saber onde vais
They want to know where you are going
Não querem saber quem és
They don't want to know who you are
Vão chorando as tuas mágoas
Go cry your sorrows
Sem matarem tua fome
Without satisfying your hunger
Chamam Tejo ás tuas águas
They call your waters Tagus
P'ra não dizer o teu nome
Not to say your name
Ai Lisboa, se soubesses
Oh Lisbon, if you only knew
Encontrar quem te encontrasse
Find whoever found you
Talvez um dia tivesses
Maybe one day you would
Um nome que te agradasse
A name you like
Ai Lisboa, se evitasses
Oh Lisbon, if you avoided
Que te chamassem á toa
That they called you for nothing
Talvez um dia encontrasses
Maybe one day you'll find
Quem te chamasse Lisboa
Who called you Lisbon
Já te chamaram vadia
They already called you a bitch
Noite-mulher de má fama
Night-woman of ill repute
Já te chamaram Maria
They already called you Maria
Teu nome ninguém te chama
Nobody calls your name
Disfarçadamente as raízes
Disguisedly the roots
Com roupagens de outras gentes
In other people's clothes
Vão ouvindo o que tu dizes
Go listen to what you say
P'ra esquecerem o que sentes
To forget how you feel
Engrandecem-te o passado
The past magnifies you
Fazem trovas ao teu povo
They make trouble with your people
Vão repetindo o teu fado
They will repeat your fado
Mas não te inventam de novo
But they don't invent you again
Ai Lisboa, se soubesses
Oh Lisbon, if you only knew
Encontrar quem te encontrasse
Find whoever found you
Talvez um dia tivesses
Maybe one day you would
Um nome que te agradasse
A name you like
Ai Lisboa, se evitasses
Oh Lisbon, if you avoided
Que te chamassem á toa
That they called you for nothing
Talvez um dia encontrasses
Maybe one day you'll find
Quem te chamasse Lisboa
Who called you Lisbon
Ai Lisboa, se evitasses
Oh Lisbon, if you avoided
Que te chamassem á toa
That they called you for nothing
Talvez um dia encontrasses
Maybe one day you'll find
Quem te chamasse Lisboa
Who called you Lisbon
Talvez um dia encontrasses
Maybe one day you'll find
Quem te chamasse Lisboa
Who called you Lisbon
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