Liberdade Lyrics in English Sérgio Godinho
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Liberdade by Sérgio Godinho from Portuguese to English.
Etelvina com seis meses já se tinha de pé
Etelvina was already on her feet at six months old
Foi deixada num cinema depois da matinée
She was left in a cinema after the matinée
Com um recado na lapela que dizia assim
With a note on his lapel that said
'Quem tomar conta de mim
'Whoever takes care of me
Quem tomar conta de mim
Who takes care of me
Saiba que fui vacinada
Know that I was vaccinated
Saiba que sou malcriada'
Know that I'm naughty'
Etelvina com dezasseis anos já conhecia
Etelvina, aged sixteen, already knew
Todos os reformatórios da terra onde vivia
All the reformatories in the land where she lived
Entregaram-na a uma velha que ralhava assim
They gave her to an old woman who scolded her like that
'Ai menina sem juízo
'Oh, senseless girl
Nem mereces um sorriso
You don't even deserve a smile
Vais acabar num bueiro
You'll end up in a manhole
Sem futuro nem dinheiro'
No future or money'
Eu durmo sozinha à noite
I sleep alone at night
Vou dormir à beira rio à noite à noite
I'll sleep by the river at night at night
Acocorada com o frio à noite à noite
Squatting in the cold at night at night
Etelvina era da rua como outros são do campo
Etelvina was from the street like others are from the countryside
Sua cama era um caixote sem paredes nem tampo
Her bed was a box with no walls or top
Sua janela uma ponte que dizia assim
Her window a bridge that said like this
'Dentro das minhas cidades
'Inside my cities
Já não sei quem é ladrão
I don't know who the thief is anymore
Se um que anda fora das grades
If one who walks outside the bars
Se outro que está na prisão'
If someone else is in prison'
Etelvina só gostava era de andar pela cidade
Etelvina just liked walking around the city
A semear desacatos e a colher tempestade
Sowing contempt and reaping storm
A meter com os ricaços a dizer assim
Messing with rich people saying that
'Você que passa de carro
'You who pass by by car
Ferre aqui a ver se eu deixo
Hang in here and see if I let you
Venha cá que eu já o agarro
Come here and I'll grab you now
Dou-lhe um pontapé no queixo'
I'll kick him in the chin'
Eu durmo sozinha à noite
I sleep alone at night
Etelvina já cansada de viver sem ninguém
Etelvina is already tired of living without anyone
A não ser de vez em quando amores de vai e vem
Except every now and then loves that come and go
Pôs um anúncio no jornal que dizia assim
She put an ad in the newspaper that said
'Mulher desembaraçada
'Disentangled woman
Quer viver com alma irmã
Want to live with a sister soul
De quem não seja criada
Who is not created
De quem não seja mamã'
From someone who isn't a mother'
Etelvina já sabia que não ia encontrar
Etelvina already knew that she wouldn't find
Nem um príncipe encantado nem um lobo do mar
Neither a prince charming nor a sea wolf
Só alguém com quem pudesse dizer assim
Just someone she could say like that to
'O amor já não é cego
'Love is no longer blind
Abre os olhinhos à gente
Open your eyes to us
Faz lutar com mais apego
Makes you fight with more dedication
A quem quer vida diferente'
For those who want a different life'
O seu homem encontrou-o à noite
Her man found him at night
A dormir à beira rio à noite à noite
Sleeping by the river at night at night
Acocorado com o frio à noite à noite
Crouching in the cold at night at night
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