Rui Veloso feat. Rafe McKenna - Meliante - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Rui Veloso feat. Rafe McKenna - Meliante




Meliante
Scoundrel
Meliante anda por
Scoundrel walks around
Na calada dos umbrais
In the silence of the thresholds
Desvia estrelas menores
Diverts minor stars
Para vielas e murais
To alleys and murals
Sua pedra é um azeviche
His stone is a jet
Sua cor azul do mar
His color blue from the sea
Bebe muito e fuma xixe
Drinks a lot and smokes hash
Tem sargaço no olhar
Has seaweed in his gaze
Ele tem todos os vícios
He has every vice
Que possas imaginar
That you can imagine
E até fortes indícios
And there are even strong indications
Que também tenho de pensar
That I also have to think
Ele tem a luz dos cegos
He has the light of the blind
Guarda livros na estante
Keeps books on the shelf
Dança música de negros
Dances to the music of blacks
E adora um quarto minguante
And loves a waning quarter moon
Durante o amor pouco fala
During love, he speaks little
Diz-se até que é perverso
It is even said that he is perverse
Mas o amor que dele exala
But the love that exudes from him
É a matriz do universo
Is the matrix of the universe
Ele não fixa a tua cara
He doesn't fix your face
Que será que nele te atrai
What is it in him that attracts you?
Ele é sombra, é ave rara
He is a shadow, a rare bird
Que hoje vem e amanhã vai
Who comes today and goes tomorrow






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