Barcelona Lyrics in English Jão

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Barcelona by Jão from Portuguese to English.

Mergulhei e era água fria

I dived and it was cold water

Meu Deus que mania de me afogar

My God, what a habit of drowning myself

Supliquei à Sagrada Família

I begged the Holy Family

Que tivesse piedade pra eu poder me salvar

To have mercy so I could save myself

Me lambeu como um sorvete

It licked me like an ice cream

No verão mediterrâneo

In the Mediterranean summer

Feito à imagem de um deus

Made in the image of a god

Ou um santo italiano

Or an Italian saint

Me deixou em carne viva

It left me raw

Vivo dentro da chacina

Alive within the slaughter

Nos teus montes de amores

In your mountains of love

Barcelona

Diz que me ama

Tell me you love me

Barcelona

Terminei minha vida vazia

I ended my empty life

Solto à obra prima em Santa Maria do Mar

Released to the masterpiece in Santa Maria del Mar

Sem amor tão profano

Without such profane love

De quem conheceu o sublime e voltou à chatice de ser humano

Of one who knew the sublime and returned to the dullness of being human

Lucía, Pablo, Héctor, María

La más bella despedida

The most beautiful farewell

Juan, Pablo, Diego, Sofía

El San Diego nos abriga

The San Diego shelters us

Barcelona

Diz que me ama

Tell me you love me

Barcelona

Bar-ce-lo-na

Barcelona

Diz que me ama

Tell me you love me

Barcelona

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Andre Jordao, Danilo Valbusa, Joao Vitor Romania Balbino, Marcelo De Araujo Ferraz, Pedro Augusto Tofani Fernandes Palhares, Pedro Luiz Garcia Caropreso

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chacina — slaughter / massacre

Chacina literally translates to "slaughter" or "massacre." It's a strong and somewhat grim word not commonly found in everyday song lyrics, making it particularly striking.

In the context of the song, Jão sings, "Me deixou em carne viva / Vivo dentro da chacina" (Left me raw / Alive within the slaughter). This powerful imagery suggests a profound emotional devastation, where the singer feels exposed and vulnerable, as if surviving a brutal emotional attack from a passionate, yet destructive, love. It evokes a sense of intense suffering and survival within a tumultuous relationship.

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