Retrato Da Vida Lyrics in English Elba Ramalho , Dominguinhos
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Retrato Da Vida by Elba Ramalho from Portuguese to English.
Esse matagal sem fim
This endless thicket
Essa estrada, esse rio seco
This road, this dry river
Essa dor que mora em mim
This pain that lives in me
Não descansa e nem dorme cedo
Doesn't rest and doesn't sleep early
O retrato da minha vida
The picture of my life
É amar em segredo
Is to love in secret
Não quer saber de mim
Doesn't want to know about me
E eu vivendo da tua vida
And I living off your life
Deus no céu e você aqui
God in heaven and you here
A esperança é quem me abriga
Hope is what shelters me
Esses campos não tardam em florir
These fields won't delay in blooming
Já se espera uma boa colheita
A good harvest is already expected
E tudo parece seguir
And everything seems to continue
Fazendo a vida tão direita
Making life so right
Mas, e você o que faz
But, what do you do
Que não repara no chão
That doesn't notice the ground
Por onde tem que passar
Where you have to walk
E pisa em meu coração
And steps on my heart
O teu beijo em meu destino
Your kiss in my destiny
Era tudo que eu queria
Was everything I wanted
Ser meu homem, meu menino
To be my man, my boy
O ser amado de todo dia
My everyday loved one
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Jose Moraes, DJAVAN VIANA
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matagal — dense brush / thicket
Matagal refers to a dense, wild area of brush or thicket. It's a vivid and somewhat rustic word that paints a picture of untamed nature.
In the song, Elba Ramalho uses "Esse matagal sem fim" (This endless dense brush) to set a scene of desolation and perhaps a feeling of being lost or overwhelmed, mirroring the emotional landscape of the lyrics. It's a more evocative choice than a simple word for 'forest' or 'bush'.
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