Desalento
Chico Buarque (1990 - Paris Le Zenith - Ao Vivo) Lyrics
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Diz assim
Que eu chorei
Que eu morri
De arrependimento
Que o meu desalento
Já não tem mais fim
Vai e diz
Como sou
Infeliz
No meu descaminho
Diz que estou sozinho
E sem saber de mim
Diz que eu estive por pouco
Diz a ela que estou louco
Pra perdoar
Que seja lá como for
Por amor
Por favor
É pra ela voltar
Sim, vai e diz
Diz assim
Que eu rodei
Que eu bebi
Que eu caí
Que eu não sei
Que eu só sei
Que cansei, enfim
Dos meus desencontros
Corre e diz a ela
Que eu entrego os pontos
The lyrics of Chico Buarque’s song “Desalento” speak of a lover who is consumed by his agony, despair, and regret for having lost his beloved. The words communicate a plea from the lover to a messenger, pleading that the messenger go and speak to his beloved on his behalf, to tell her how much he is sorrowful over the loss and how much he still loves her.
The lyrics continue to express how lost the lover feels without his beloved, how he has spiraled downward into self-destruction since her departure, and that he is now tired and unable to continue carrying the burden of his grief. The lover asks the messenger to communicate all of this to his beloved and to ask her to return to him so he may be forgiven and find peace.
Overall, Desalento is a lament, expressing the sorrow and pain of a man who has become utterly lost since he lost the love of his life. The song is a masterpiece in both its lyrics and music composition, encapsulating the depth of emotion and despair that runs through every verse.
Line by Line Meaning
Sim, vai e diz
Yes, go and say
Diz assim
Say like this
Que eu chorei
That I cried
Que eu morri
That I died
De arrependimento
From regret
Que o meu desalento
That my despair
Já não tem mais fim
Has no end anymore
Vai e diz
Go and say
Diz assim
Say like this
Como sou
How unhappy I am
Infeliz
Unhappy
No meu descaminho
In my misguided path
Diz que estou sozinho
Say that I'm alone
E sem saber de mim
And without knowing about me
Diz que eu estive por pouco
Say that I was close
Diz a ela que estou louco
Tell her I'm crazy
Pra perdoar
To forgive
Que seja lá como for
Whatever it may be
Por amor
For love
Por favor
Please
É pra ela voltar
It's for her to come back
Sim, vai e diz
Yes, go and say
Diz assim
Say like this
Que eu rodei
That I wandered
Que eu bebi
That I drank
Que eu caí
That I fell
Que eu não sei
That I don't know
Que eu só sei
That I only know
Que cansei, enfim
That I got tired, finally
Dos meus desencontros
Of my misalignments
Corre e diz a ela
Hurry and tell her
Que eu entrego os pontos
That I give up
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