Bom Peixe Lyrics in English by SYRO, Piruka

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bom Peixe by SYRO from Portuguese to English.

Na morada em que todos faziam por não morar

In the dwelling where everyone tried not to live

Namorava o desgosto que tinham de um dia eu não voltar

I courted the sorrow they had that one day I wouldn't return

E eu só queria ver a dor ao longe

And I just wanted to see the pain from afar

Afogar a mágoa pra lhes dar a ponte

To drown the sorrow to give them the bridge

Pode ser que a vida um dia leve o rio ao mar

Maybe life one day takes the river to the sea

Pra comer bom peixe

To eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have footing

Contra a onda, eu viro maré

Against the wave, I become the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sad song to the seven winds

No mundo em que vivemos, um homem tem de ser sarcástico

In the world we live in, a man has to be sarcastic

É tudo atrás de gaivotas, e o que comem agora é plástico

Everyone's chasing seagulls, and what they eat now is plastic

Na zona a jogar batota, era mais um no gráfico

In the hood playing tricks, I was just another one on the chart

A viver pela navalha, até me cortarem o elástico

Living by the razor, until they cut my elastic

A vida nunca foi básica, a física aqui já conta

Life was never basic, physics already counts here

Minha caneta é clássica, a mímica a mim não 'fronta

My pen is classic, mimicry doesn't bother me

Trinta que eu 'tou na pista, a querer espaço da vista gorda

Thirty years I'm on the track, wanting space from the blind eye

Eu dou-te a mão, se a agarrares ela não solta

I give you my hand, if you grab it, it won't let go

E eu só queria ver a dor ao longe

And I just wanted to see the pain from afar

Afogar a mágoa pra lhes dar a ponte

To drown the sorrow to give them the bridge

Pode ser que a vida, um dia, leve o rio ao mar

Maybe life, one day, takes the river to the sea

Eu vou pra onde eu viro maré, pra comer bom peixe

I'm going where I become the tide, to eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have footing

Contra a onda, eu viro maré

Against the wave, I become the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sad song to the seven winds

Talvez se eu for

Maybe if I go

Eu vejo-me a afogar em mares que ainda desconheço, é

I see myself drowning in seas I still don't know, yeah

Não vês valor

You don't see value

Me'mo o que não 'tá à venda, acaba por ter preço

Even what isn't for sale, ends up having a price

Talvez a dor

Maybe the pain

Venha a ser a chave do nosso sucesso

Comes to be the key to our success

Só vais se eu for

You'll only go if I go

Traz a toalha, põe a mesa e serve-me com a certeza

Bring the towel, set the table and serve me with the certainty

Que se um homem vai à pesca, é pra comer bom peixe

That if a man goes fishing, it's to eat good fish

É pra comer bom peixe

It's to eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have footing

Contra a onda, eu viro maré

Against the wave, I become the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sad song to the seven winds

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gaivotas — seagulls

Gaivotas translates to "seagulls". While seemingly simple, this word carries a deeper, critical meaning in the song, making it quite interesting.

SYRO uses "gaivotas" metaphorically to represent people who are opportunistic and consume whatever they can find, even if it's harmful, as highlighted by the line "É tudo atrás de gaivotas, e o que comem agora é plástico" (It's all after seagulls, and what they eat now is plastic). This paints a vivid picture of a society driven by superficial desires and destructive consumption, making the word memorable and thought-provoking.

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