Below, I translated the lyrics of the song A origem do mal by Rui Veloso from Portuguese to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Encontrei adão e eva no palácio de cristal
I found Adam and Eve in the crystal palace
Ainda o mundo era puro e sem pecado original
Yet the world was pure and without original sin
Foram ver o marco paulo que já andava a cantar
They went to see the landmark paul who was already singing
Depois foram de mãos dadas, mas nada de namorar
Then they went hand in hand, but no dating
Eu disse que era a serpente e que trazia a tentação
I said it was the serpent and it brought temptation
Estendi-lhes friamente uma talhada de melão
I coldly stretched them a cut out of melon
E a eva era uma ingénua, não pressentiu a marosca
And eva was naïve, didn't sense the marosca
Comeu todo o veneno e ao adão deixou a casca
He ate all the poison and adam left the bark
E o veneno era doce
And the poison was sweet
Mais doce que chila e mel
Sweeter than chila and honey
O adão achou-a estranha e nunca chegou a saber
Adam found her strange and never knew
Porque é que eva comia e ronronava de prazer
Why did Eva eat and purr with pleasure
E então fez-lhe um sermão e inventou a moral
And then he gave him a sermon and invented morals
Provou-lhe que no melão estava a origem do mal
He proved to him that in the melon was the origin of evil
E a eva ficou triste com a verdade cruel
And eva was saddened by the cruel truth
Por não comer do veneno mais doce que chila e mel
For not eating the sweetest poison that chila and honey
Por isso hoje o adão, só come fruta sagrada
So today adam, only eats sacred fruit
E a eva essa ficou para sempre a mesma ougada
And eva this was forever the same ougada
E o veneno era doce
And the poison was sweet
Mais doce que chila e mel
Sweeter than chila and honey
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