Ney Matogrosso - O Ciume - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Ney Matogrosso - O Ciume




O Ciume
Jealousy
Dorme o sol à flor do Chico, meio-dia .
Chico's flower sleeps in the midday sun,
Tudo esbarra embriagado de seu lume
Drunkenly brushing upon all that it touches
Dorme ponte, Pernambuco, Rio, Bahia
The bridge sleeps, Pernambuco, Rio, Bahia
vigia um ponto negro: o meu ciúme
Only one dark point watches: my jealousy
O ciúme lançou sua flecha preta
Jealousy shot its black arrow
E se viu ferido justo na garganta
And found its throat wounded
Quem nem alegre nem triste nem poeta
Neither happy nor sad nor a poet
Entre Petrolina e Juazeiro canta
Singing between Petrolina and Juazeiro
Velho Chico vens de Minas
Old Chico, you come from Minas
De onde o oculto do mistério se escondeu
Where the hidden mystery is concealed
Sei que o levas todo em ti, não me ensinas
I know you carry it all within you, and you won't teach me
E eu sou só, eu só, eu só, eu
And I am alone, only me, me, me
Juazeiro, nem te lembras desta tarde
Juazeiro, you don't even remember this afternoon
Petrolina, nem chegaste a perceber
Petrolina, you never even noticed
Mas, na voz que canta tudo ainda arde
But in the voice that sings, everything still burns
Tudo é perda, tudo quer buscar, cadê
Everything is loss, everything wants to search, where is it
Tanta gente canta, tanta gente cala
So many people sing, so many people are silent
Tantas almas esticadas no curtume
So many souls stretched out on the tannery
Sobre toda estrada, sobre toda sala
Over every road, over every room
Paira, monstruosa, a sombra do ciúme
The monstrous shadow of jealousy hovers





Writer(s): CAETANO VELOSO


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