Back In Bahia Lyrics in English Gilberto Gil
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Back In Bahia by Gilberto Gil from Portuguese to English.
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Lá em Londres, vez em quando me sentia longe daqui
Back in London, every now and then I felt far away from here
Vez em quando, quando me sentia longe, dava por mim
Every now and then, when I felt far away, I found myself
Puxando o cabelo nervoso, querendo ouvir Celly Campelo pra não cair
Pulling my hair nervously, wanting to listen to Celly Campelo so I don't fall
Naquela fossa em que vi um camarada
In that pit where I saw a comrade
Meu de Portobello cair
My Portobello fall
Naquela falta de juízo que eu não
In that lack of judgment that I don't
Tinha nem uma razão pra curtir
There was no reason to enjoy it
Naquela ausência de calor, de cor, de sal
In that absence of heat, color, salt
De sol, de coração pra sentir
Of sun, of heart to feel
Tanta saudade preservada num velho baú de prata dentro de mim
So much longing preserved in an old silver chest inside me
Digo num baú de prata porque prata é a luz do luar
I say in a silver chest because silver is moonlight
Do luar que tanta falta me fazia junto do mar
The moonlight that I missed so much by the sea
Mar da Bahia cujo verde vez em quando me fazia bem relembrar
Sea of Bahia whose green every now and then made me feel good to remember
Tão diferente do verde também tão lindo dos gramados campos de lá
So different from the equally beautiful green of the grassy fields there
Ilha do Norte onde não sei se por sorte ou por castigo dei de parar
North Island where I don't know if by luck or punishment I stopped
Por algum tempo que afinal passou depressa como tudo tem de passar
For some time that passed quickly as everything has to pass
Hoje eu me sinto como se ter ido fosse necessário para voltar
Today I feel as if having gone was necessary to return
Tanto mais vivo de vida mais vivida, dividida pra lá e pra cá
The more I live with a more lived life, divided here and there
Lá em Londres, vez em quando me sentia longe daqui
Back in London, every now and then I felt far away from here
Vez em quando, quando me sentia longe, dava por mim
Every now and then, when I felt far away, I found myself
Puxando o cabelo nervoso, querendo ouvir Celly Campelo pra não cair
Pulling my hair nervously, wanting to listen to Celly Campelo so I don't fall
Naquela fossa em que vi um camarada
In that pit where I saw a comrade
Meu de Portobello cair
My Portobello fall
Naquela falta de juízo que eu não
In that lack of judgment that I don't
Tinha nem uma razão pra curtir
There was no reason to enjoy it
Naquela ausência de calor, de cor, de sal
In that absence of heat, color, salt
De sol, de coração pra sentir
Of sun, of heart to feel
Tanta saudade preservada no velho baú de prata dentro de mim
So much longing preserved in the old silver chest inside me
Digo num baú de prata porque prata é a luz do luar
I say in a silver chest because silver is moonlight
Do luar que tanta falta me fazia junto do mar
The moonlight that I missed so much by the sea
Mar da Bahia cujo verde vez em quando me fazia bem relembrar
Sea of Bahia whose green every now and then made me feel good to remember
Tão diferente do verde também tão lindo dos gramados campos de lá
So different from the equally beautiful green of the grassy fields there
Ilha do Norte onde não sei se por sorte ou por castigo dei de parar
North Island where I don't know if by luck or punishment I stopped
Por algum tempo que afinal passou depressa como tudo tem de passar
For some time that passed quickly as everything has to pass
Hoje eu me sinto como se ter ido fosse necessário para voltar
Today I feel as if having gone was necessary to return
Tanto mais vivo de vida mais vivida, dividida pra lá e pra cá
The more I live with a more lived life, divided here and there
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