Prelúdio
Caio Prado Lyrics
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Mora um sábio escondido dos boçais
Não viveu a paz dos seus cristais
Nessa bolha tem curas ideais
Pensa o mundo feito um deus ocidental
Não existe o eu fora dos nós
The lyrics of Caio Prado's song "Prelúdio" narrate the story of a "wise man" who lives in a house made of ancestral glass. The wise man leads a life far away from the chaos of the world outside and enjoys the serenity of his own company. He thinks of the world as if he were a Western deity and has ideal remedies stored in his own bubble. The verse "Não existe o eu fora dos nós, Não seremos mais sem sermos" means that there is no 'I' in the absence of 'we,' and we cannot be without being a part of a community or society.
Line by Line Meaning
Nessa casa de vidros ancestrais
In this ancestral glass house
Mora um sábio escondido dos boçais
Lives a wise man hidden from the ignorant
Não viveu a paz dos seus cristais
He did not experience the peace of his crystals
Nessa bolha tem curas ideais
In this bubble, there are ideal cures
Pensa o mundo feito um deus ocidental
He thinks of the world as a Western God
Não existe o eu fora dos nós
There is no 'I' outside of 'we'
Não seremos mais sem sermos
We cannot exist without being
Contributed by Jackson O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Paulo Henrique Franca
Muito lindo, caio.