Deslocado Lyrics in English NAPA
Assombra is the Portuguese word for "haunts". It comes from the verb assombrar, which can also mean to overshadow or fill with dread.
In this song about homesickness, the artist sings, "A solidão que assombra a hora da partida" (The loneliness that haunts the hour of departure). He uses this powerful, almost gothic word to describe a loneliness so profound it feels like a persistent ghost, perfectly capturing the pain of leaving home.
Deslocado is a heartfelt postcard from the sky, sent by a traveler whose suitcase is packed with more saudade than clothes. While looking down at a garden of clouds and counting the minutes to landing, the singer dreams of the moment her mother appears at the window. The throng of strangers, the alien sunshine, and the towering concrete of the big city all fail to spark any sense of belonging. Her roots lie far away, in the middle of the Atlantic, on the emerald slopes of Madeira—an island that keeps calling her name.
With its hypnotic repetitions and vivid imagery, the song turns homesickness into a gentle anthem. NAPA captures the bittersweet mix of pain and hope that shadows every departure: the loneliness of leaving, the comfort of knowing you can always return, and the unbreakable bond between child and homeland. Anyone who has ever felt out of place will recognise the promise carried in these lines: no matter how distant the journey, home is waiting just beyond the next horizon.
