Saudade Lyrics in English Fagner , Joanna
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Saudade by Fagner from Portuguese to English.
Saudade a gente não explica, ai
Longing, we can't explain it, oh
Só fica quando ela fica não, ai, ai, ai
It only stays when it stays, no, oh, oh, oh
Quando ela não fica, fica um cheiro
When it doesn't stay, a scent remains
Um cheiro de falta alguém na gente
A scent of someone missing in us
Que arde e doi bem diferente
That burns and hurts very differently
Ai, a gente sabe a saudade
Oh, we know the longing
Aqui dentro, bem no coração
Here inside, right in the heart
Ai, ai, ai, bem no coração
Oh, oh, oh, right in the heart
Saudade é palavra do Brasil, ai
Longing is a word from Brazil, oh
Complica mais longe a gente vai, ai, ai, ai
It complicates the further we go, oh, oh, oh
Mais longe vai o meu pensamento
Further travels my thought
Em busca da força do alimento
In search of the strength of sustenance
Morena, bastava ao menos um beijo
Morena, at least a kiss would be enough
Um beijo matava esta saudade
A kiss would kill this longing
Que aqui dentro do meu peito, ai
That here inside my chest, oh
Ai, ai, ai, no meu peito
Oh, oh, oh, in my chest
Xôm saudade, sai, me deixa em paz
Shoo, longing, get out, leave me in peace
Vê se vai lá pras bandas do Japão
Try to go over to Japan
No Japão chega na beira da ilha
In Japan, arrive at the edge of the island
E olha o sol nascer lua por aqui
And watch the sun rise, while the moon is here
É que agora cê tá por perto não
It's that now you're not nearby
E ai vai morrer de ser saudade
And then I'll die of longing
E aqui meu amor me deu a mão
And here my love gave me their hand
Ai, ai, ai, meu amor me deu a mão
Oh, oh, oh, my love gave me their hand
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Saudade — Longing / Nostalgia
Saudade is a unique Portuguese word that encapsulates a deep emotional state of melancholic longing or nostalgia for a person, place, or thing that is absent. It's often described as a feeling of absence, a bittersweet yearning for something or someone that one loves and has lost, or that one feels is missing.
In Fagner's song, "Saudade" is not just a word, but the central theme. The lyrics explore the profound impact of this feeling, describing how it "burns and hurts differently" and how it resides "deep in the heart." The song even personifies saudade, asking it to leave and go to Japan, highlighting its pervasive and inescapable nature in the singer's life.
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