Deslocado Lyrics in English by NAPA

Assombra is the Portuguese word for "haunts". It comes from the verb assombrar, which can also mean to overshadow or fill with dread.

In this song about homesickness, the artist sings, "A solidão que assombra a hora da partida" (The loneliness that haunts the hour of departure). He uses this powerful, almost gothic word to describe a loneliness so profound it feels like a persistent ghost, perfectly capturing the pain of leaving home.

Have you ever felt like you just don't belong where you are? NAPA's song "Deslocado" is all about that feeling. The title means "displaced" or "out of place," and he describes being in a big city that feels totally alien. He calls it a "monte de betão" (mountain of concrete) with a "mar de gente" (sea of people), and says flat out, "Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade" (I will never belong to that city). It's not his home, and he feels no connection to it.

So where is home? He tells us exactly: "À minha casa, ilha, paz, Madeira" (To my home, island, peace, Madeira). The whole song is a journey back to this Portuguese island. He's on the plane, his bag so full of longing that the "saudade acumulada" (accumulated homesickness) barely fits. The most touching part is when he sees his home from the plane window and says, "Mãe, olha à janela, que eu tou a chegar a casa" (Mom, look out the window, I'm coming home). It's a song about the powerful pull of the place you're from, and the relief of finally going back.