Coisa Bendita
Bezerra da Silva Lyrics


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Esse cara só conta história
Ele é cheio de "h", ele é cheio de "h"
Diz que o salário mínimo é coisa bendita
Que dá pra ir na europa comer caviar só com mulher bonita
Essa nem brasileiro acredita, essa nem brasileiro acredita

Esse cara só conta história...
Diz que com esse salário ele curte adoidado
Bebe uísque importado
E faz compra pra mais de mês
Tira onda no palace hotel lá em copacabana
E bacalhau é comida de pobre, acreditem vocês!
No seu cardápio é faisão dourado com vinho francês
E dá uma de artista
Essa nem brasileiro acredita, essa nem brasileiro acredita, esse cara...

Esse cara só conta história...

Ele disse que tem casa de praia em Ubatuba e Guarujá
Altos e baixos no Morumbi e mansão no Juá
Seu salário no bolso parece milagre ele se multiplica
E a venda do boi lá em Araçatuba é ele quem agita!
com cento e vinte reais ele manda e desmanda
Não anda de trem e nem usa marmita
Essa nem brasileiro acredita, essa nem brasileiro acredita, esse cara...





Esse cara só conta história...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bezerra da Silva's song Coisa Bendita talks about a man who tells incredible stories about his life. He claims that the minimum wage is a blessing and that he can go to Europe to eat caviar with beautiful women. He speaks of drinking imported whiskey, shopping for more than a month, and staying at the luxurious Palace Hotel in Copacabana. He believes that cod is food for the poor and eats golden pheasant with French wine. He portrays himself as an artist and says he has beach houses in Ubatuba and Guarujá, a mansion in Juá, and stakes in the cattle market in Araçatuba. The man's salary seems to multiply in his pocket and he does not use public transportation or bring his lunch, according to his stories. Nonetheless, the lyrics suggest that this man is probably just a teller of tall tales as his stories are way too outlandish to be believed by any Brazilian.


Bezerra da Silva's lyrics highlight the extravagance and absurdity of the man's claims. He paints the portrait of a man who lives a life of luxury, but perhaps it's all make-believe. The refrain "essa nem brasileiro acredita" means "not even a Brazilian believes it," emphasizing the sheer fancifulness of the man's tales. The song also criticizes the notion that the minimum wage is enough to support a life of extravagance and opulence. The lyrics suggest that the man is lying, and da Silva is using him as a symbol of the superficiality and falsehoods in Brazilian society.


Line by Line Meaning

Esse cara só conta história
This guy only tells stories, none of which can be believed


Ele é cheio de "h", ele é cheio de "h"
He's full of himself and full of lies


Diz que o salário mínimo é coisa bendita
He claims that the minimum wage is a blessing


Que dá pra ir na europa comer caviar só com mulher bonita
He says you can travel to Europe, eat caviar, and only be with beautiful women


Essa nem brasileiro acredita, essa nem brasileiro acredita
Even Brazilians don't believe it


Diz que com esse salário ele curte adoidado
He says he can live it up on that salary


Bebe uísque importado
He drinks imported whiskey


E faz compra pra mais de mês
He can buy things that last him more than a month


Tira onda no palace hotel lá em copacabana
He shows off at a fancy hotel in Copacabana


E bacalhau é comida de pobre, acreditem vocês!
He claims that codfish is food for the poor


No seu cardápio é faisão dourado com vinho francês
On his menu, it's golden pheasant with French wine


E dá uma de artista
He acts like a big shot


Ele disse que tem casa de praia em Ubatuba e Guarujá
He said he has beach houses in Ubatuba and Guarujá


Altos e baixos no Morumbi e mansão no Juá
He has a house in Morumbi and a mansion in Juá


Seu salário no bolso parece milagre ele se multiplica
His salary in his pocket seems to magically multiply


E a venda do boi lá em Araçatuba é ele quem agita!
He's the one who makes things happen at the cattle auction in Araçatuba!


Com cento e vinte reais ele manda e desmanda
With only 120 reals, he calls the shots


Não anda de trem e nem usa marmita
He doesn't ride the train or bring his own lunch




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