Vida
Chico Buarque (1999 - Focus - O Essencial De Chico Buarque) Lyrics
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Olha o que é que eu fiz
Deixei a fatia
Mais doce da vida
Na mesa dos homens
De vida vazia
Mas, vida, ali
Quem sabe, eu fui feliz
Vida, minha vida
Olha o que é que eu fiz
Verti minha vida
Nos cantos, na pia
Na casa dos homens
De vida vadía
Mas, vida, ali
Quem sabe, eu fui feliz
Luz, quero luz,
Sei que além das cortinas
São palcos azuis
E infinitas cortinas
Com palcos atrás
Arranca, vida
Estufa, veia
E pulsa, pulsa, pulsa
Pulsa, pulsa mais
Mais, quero mais
Nem que todos os barcos
Recolham ao cais
Que os faróis da costeira
Me lancem sinais
Arranca, vida
Estufa, vela
Me leva, leva longe
Longe, leva mais
Vida, minha vida
Olha o que é que eu fiz
Toquei na ferida
Nos nervos, nos fios
Nos olhos dos homens
De olhos sombrios
Mas, vida, ali
Eu sei que fui feliz
The song "Vida" by Chico Buarque is a reflection on the choices we make in life and the way we live it. In the first two stanzas, the singer looks back on his life and realizes that he has let go of the best things in life by giving them away to empty and unfulfilled people. He has left the sweetest parts of life on the table of those who have a void in their lives, but he knows that he may have been happy there too, in the midst of it.
In the following stanzas, he shows a yearning for a brighter and more meaningful life. He wants to see beyond the curtains of his mundane and dull existence and find a world of infinite possibilities, with endless stages behind every curtain. He wants his life to pulsate with energy, to have more than what he currently experiences, and to go beyond the limits of his current existence. He wants life to take him to an unattainable destiny that will make his heart beat with excitement.
Overall, the song speaks of the singer's internal conflict between his past decisions and his present desire for more out of life. He desires to find meaning and purpose in his life, and to live a fulfilling existence beyond his current circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
Vida, minha vida
My life, oh my life
Olha o que é que eu fiz
Look at what I've done
Deixei a fatia
I left the sweetest piece
Mais doce da vida
Of life
Na mesa dos homens
On the table of men
De vida vazia
With empty lives
Mas, vida, ali
But life, there
Quem sabe, eu fui feliz
Maybe I was happy
Verti minha vida
I spilled my life
Nos cantos, na pia
In the corners, in the sink
Na casa dos homens
In the house of men
De vida vadía
With idle lives
Luz, quero luz,
Light, I want light
Sei que além das cortinas
I know that beyond the curtains
São palcos azuis
There are blue stages
E infinitas cortinas
And infinite curtains
Com palcos atrás
With stages behind
Arranca, vida
Pull, life
Estufa, veia
Expand, vein
E pulsa, pulsa, pulsa
And pulse, pulse, pulse
Pulsa, pulsa mais
Pulse, pulse more
Mais, quero mais
More, I want more
Nem que todos os barcos
Even if all the boats
Recolham ao cais
Return to the dock
Que os faróis da costeira
Let the lighthouses of the coast
Me lancem sinais
Send me signals
Arranca, vida
Pull, life
Estufa, vela
Expand, sail
Me leva, leva longe
Take me, take me far
Longe, leva mais
Farther, take me more
Toquei na ferida
I touched the wound
Nos nervos, nos fios
In the nerves, in the wires
Nos olhos dos homens
In the eyes of men
De olhos sombrios
With dark eyes
Mas, vida, ali
But life, there
Eu sei que fui feliz
I know I was happy
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALVARO BATISTA, ADALBERTO SILVA, LUIZ MARTINS
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