Frutu Proibido
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Fruto proibido é bô
Ma m'ca podê squêcé bô
Mi um'sabê c'ma m'peca
Desde dia q'um'conxê bô

Longe de mi bo ti ta bai
Imagem querida que prendêm
Longe nha coraçon ja bai
Enflamado na dor, dor di sodade

Se crime alguem cré bo tcheu
Mi bô 'podê condena




Bo olhar bo sorriso puxam
Pa bô fruto proibido

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cesária Évora's song Fruto Proibido express the bittersweet emotions associated with a forbidden love affair. The singer admits that the forbidden fruit is tempting and alluring, and that she cannot forget the person who introduced her to it. She also acknowledges that she feels guilty for giving into her desires, and that she has been consumed by a sense of longing and sadness since the day she met her love interest.


The song portrays the singer as being hopelessly devoted to her forbidden lover, even though they are separated by distance and social stigma. She acknowledges that if anyone were to accuse her love interest of a crime, she would be unable to judge them impartially, due to her feelings of passion and longing. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is aware that her love is taboo and frowned upon by society, but she cannot help her feelings as they are too intense and overpowering.


Overall, the lyrics of Fruto Proibido evoke a sense of emotional turmoil and inner conflict, as the singer struggles to come to terms with her forbidden love and the societal pressures that come with it.


Line by Line Meaning

Fruto proibido é bô
Forbidden fruit is good


Ma m'ca podê squêcé bô
But I can't forget you


Mi um'sabê c'ma m'peca
I know I sin by missing you


Desde dia q'um'conxê bô
Since the day I met you


Longe de mi bo ti ta bai
You're going far away from me


Imagem querida que prendêm
My beloved image is captured


Longe nha coraçon ja bai
My heart has already gone far away


Enflamado na dor, dor di sodade
Burning in pain, the pain of longing


Se crime alguem cré bo tcheu
If someone thinks you're guilty


Mi bô 'podê condena
I can't condemn you


Bo olhar bo sorriso puxam
Your eyes and smile attract


Pa bô fruto proibido
To your forbidden fruit




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