Folhetim
Chico Buarque Lyrics

In Chico Buarque's song, "Folhetim," the singer is a woman who appears to be seducing a man. She describes herself as a woman who only says yes for a small thing--a good night out, a trip to the movies, or a visit to a bar. She is willing to accept any gift from the man, even if it's a fake stone or a cheap piece of fabric. She claims that she will do his bidding, flatter him, and make him feel like he is the greatest, but only under the cloak of darkness. In reality, she will only tell half-truths, and he will never actually possess her. The next morning, she will discard him as a thing of the past, as worthless as an old page in a book.

The lyrics of "Folhetim" are packed with sarcasm and irony. The woman's strategy is to manipulate and deceive the man by pretending to be an easy catch. She uses phrases like "direi meias verdades sempre à meia luz" to indicate that she will never tell him the whole truth, but only enough to keep him interested. The last line, "descartada do meu folhetim," is particularly clever. It associates the man with an old story, something that has already been told and lost its attraction. The woman, on the other hand, sees herself as the author of her own story, one that she will complete and then discard when it no longer interests her.