Loucura Lyrics in English Carlos Do Carmo , Lucilia Do Carmo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Loucura by Carlos Do Carmo from Portuguese to English.
Sou do fado
I am of fado
Como sei
As I know
Vivo um poema cantado
I live a sung poem
De um fado que eu inventei
Of a fado that I invented
A falar
Speaking
Não posso dar-me
I cannot give myself
Mas ponho a alma a cantar
But I put my soul to sing
E as almas sabem escutar-me
And souls know how to listen to me
Chorai, chorai
Weep, weep
Poetas do meu país
Poets of my country
Troncos da mesma raiz
Trunks of the same root
Da vida que nos juntou
Of the life that united us
E se vocês não estivessem a meu lado
And if you weren't by my side
Então não havia fado
Then there wouldn't be fado
Nem fadistas como eu sou
Nor fado singers like I am
Nesta voz tão dolorida
In this voice so pained
É culpa de todos vós
It's the fault of all of you
Poetas da minha vida
Poets of my life
A loucura, ouço dizer
The madness, I hear it said
Mas bendita esta loucura de cantar e sofrer
But blessed is this madness of singing and suffering
Chorai, chorai
Weep, weep
Poetas do meu país
Poets of my country
Troncos da mesma raiz
Trunks of the same root
Da vida que nos juntou
Of the life that united us
E se vocês não estivessem a meu lado
And if you weren't by my side
Então não havia fado nem fadistas como eu sou
Then there wouldn't be fado nor fado singers like I am
Então não havia fado nem fadistas como eu sou
Then there wouldn't be fado nor fado singers like I am
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Joaquim De Brito, Julio de Sousa
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Loucura — Madness
Loucura translates to "madness" or "folly". It's a striking word that immediately grabs attention and suggests a deep emotional state.
In the context of this fado song, Carlos Do Carmo embraces this "madness" as an essential part of his art. He sings, "Mas bendita esta loucura de cantar e sofrer" (But blessed is this madness of singing and suffering), transforming a seemingly negative concept into a source of inspiration and authenticity for his music.
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