Fadinho da Ti Maria Benta
Amália Rodrigues Lyrics

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Amalia Rodrigues Fadinho Maria Benta
(from the CD Folclore A Guitarra E a Viola)
(The Song Is Traditional)
Não olhes p'ra mim não olhes
que eu não sou o teu amor
eu não sou como a figueira
que dá fruto sem flor

Ó comadre Maria Benta
seu garoto está melhor
o mal não é táo forte
que o faça estar pior

Ó olhos azuis claros
contrários ao meu viver
que gosto tens tu amor
em me ver a padecer

Ó comadre Maria Benta
seu garoto está melhor
o mal não é táo forte
que o faça estar pior

Tenho dentro do meu peito
chegadinho ao coração
duas palavras que dizem
amar sim deixar-te não

Ó comadre Maria Benta
seu garoto está melhor

o mal não é tão forte
que o faça estar pior

Overall Meaning

The song "Fadinho da Ti Maria Benta" performed by Amália Rodrigues tells a story of unrequited love and the pain that comes with it. The lyrics suggests that the singer is in love with someone who doesn't reciprocate those feelings. The singer pleads with the person not to look at them, as they are not their love. They compare themselves to a fig tree that produces fruit without flowers, which could be interpreted as saying that they may have outward expressions of love or affection, but they are not genuine.

The song then shifts to a conversation with the singer's friend, Comadre Maria Benta. She tells her that her son is feeling better, implying that he was ill. The singer then talks about the blue eyes of the person they love, which seem to be the opposite of their own life. They question the person's love for them, asking why they enjoy seeing them suffer. The song ends with the singer admitting that they love this person but leave it open-ended as to whether they will stay or go, saying they have two words they want to say, love and leaving.

Overall, the song is an emotional plea for love and acceptance, but it also conveys the harsh reality of unrequited love.

Line by Line Meaning

Não olhes p'ra mim não olhes
Don't look at me, don't look at me

que eu não sou o teu amor
because I am not your love

eu não sou como a figueira
I am not like a fig tree

que dá fruto sem flor
giving fruit without a flower

Ó comadre Maria Benta
Oh, my dear friend Maria Benta

seu garoto está melhor
your boy is doing better

o mal não é táo forte
the sickness is not so strong

que o faça estar pior
to make him worse

Ó olhos azuis claros
Oh, bright blue eyes

contrários ao meu viver
opposite to my life