Noite Lyrics in English Marco Rodrigues
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Noite by Marco Rodrigues from Portuguese to English.
Se a minha alma fechada
If my closed soul
Se pudesse mostrar
If it could show
E o que eu sofro calada
And what I suffer in silence
Se pudesse contar
If I could tell
Toda a gente veria
Everyone would see
Quanto sou desgraçada
How wretched I am
Quanto finjo alegria
How much I fake happiness
Quanto choro a cantar
How much I cry as I sing
Que Deus me perdoe
May God forgive me
Se é crime ou pecado
If it's a crime or a sin
Mas eu sou assim
But that's how I am
E fugindo ao fado
And fleeing fado
Fugia de mim
I'd flee from myself
Cantando dou brado
When I sing, I cry out
E nada me dói
And nothing hurts me
Se é pois um pecado
If it's then a sin
Ter amor ao fado
To love fado
Que Deus me perdoe
May God forgive me
Quanto canto não penso
When I sing, I don't think
No que a vida é de má
About how bad life is
Nem sequer me pertenço
I don't even belong to myself
Nem o mal se me da
Nor does evil bother me
Chego a querer a verdade
I even want the truth
E a sonhar sonho imenso
And I dream immensely
Que tudo é felicidade
That everything is happiness
E tristeza não há
And there's no sadness
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desgraçada — unfortunate / wretched
Desgraçada translates to "unfortunate" or "wretched," but it carries a much stronger emotional weight than its English counterparts. It's a word that evokes a deep sense of misery and ill-fortune.
In the context of this Fado song, the singer uses it to describe her soul, revealing a profound sadness hidden beneath a facade of joy. She sings, "Toda a gente veria / Quanto sou desgraçada" (Everyone would see / How wretched I am), highlighting the contrast between her inner suffering and her outward appearance.
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