Deolinda is a project from Lisbon, Portugal, inspired by fado and its tradi… Read Full Bio ↴Deolinda is a project from Lisbon, Portugal, inspired by fado and its traditional roots in order to create original songs based on portuguese traditional and popular music.

It came to life in 2006, by the hands of 4 young musicians with diverse musical backgrounds and experiences (such as classical music, jazz, ethnical and traditional music), searching to recreate a sound rooted in popular music through the crossing of different musical languages and musical research serving as a base for the group's original compositions. Their first album - Canção ao Lado was released in 2008.

"...Her name is Deolinda and she is old enough to realize that life isnt as easy as it seems. Merrily unmarried, in love and out of love, born in Lisbon, she inhabits a ground floor apartment somewhere in the suburbs of the capital. She writes her own songs by peeking through the curtains of her window, drawing inspiration from the old gramophone records that once belonged to her grandmother and by the bizarre and strange life of her neighbours. She lives with 2 cats and a gold fish..."
Taken from the website:http://www.deolinda.com.pt/

Deolinda are: Ana Bacalhau (vocals), Zé Pedro Leitão (doublebass), Pedro da Silva Martins (classical guitar) and Luís José Martins (classical guitar).

Pois Foi
Deolinda Lyrics

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Sempre a mesma esplanada
Copo de água e café
Se o mundo me irritava
Ele dizia: ah, pois é
Pois é, pois é
Pois, pois, pois é

Entre o cigarro que fumava

E a conversa habitual
Se o país me indignava
Ele nem baixava o jornal
Pois é, pois é, pois é
Pois, pois, pois é

E a rotina assim passava
E acenava infeliz
Se eu a vida criticava
Ele coçava o nariz
Pois é, pois é, pois é
Pois, pois, pois é

Trinta anos e eu tão farta
Se lhe falava de mim
Ele passava a mão na barba
E lá me dizia assim: ah, pois é
Pois é, pois é,
Pois, pois, pois é

Um dia viu-me, espantado,
Acompanhada no café
Perguntou: é namorado?
E eu respondi, pois é

Ah, pois é, pois é, pois é
Pois, pois, pois é

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Deolinda's song "Pois Foi" describe the monotony of everyday life for the singer, who always goes to the same café, drinking water and coffee. When everything in the world seems to annoy her, her companion brushes it off with a simple "ah, pois é" (which roughly translates to "ah, so it is"). As the routine progresses, the singer becomes more and more dissatisfied with life, but her companion seems content simply reading the newspaper and smoking cigarettes.

Eventually, after thirty years of dissatisfaction, the singer meets someone new and is surprised to find herself in a relationship. When she tells her companion, all he can say is "ah, pois é" once again. The song depicts the difficulty of breaking out of a rut and finding happiness in a life that seems unfulfilling.

The song utilizes a repetitive chorus of "pois é" to drive home the monotony of the singer's life, while the change in melody during the verse suggests a sense of frustration and dissatisfaction. The use of smoking and reading the newspaper as outlets for the companion depict a certain detachment from the world around him.

Line by Line Meaning

Sempre a mesma esplanada
I always go to the same café

Copo de água e café
I always order a glass of water and a coffee

Se o mundo me irritava
Whenever the world bothered me

Ele dizia: ah, pois é
He would respond with a nonchalant 'ah, yes'

Pois é, pois é
Indeed, indeed

Pois, pois, pois é
Yes, yes, yes indeed

Entre o cigarro que fumava
As he smoked his cigarette

E a conversa habitual
And we talked about our routine topics

Se o país me indignava
If something about the country upset me

Ele nem baixava o jornal
He wouldn't even bother to put down his newspaper

E a rotina assim passava
And our routine carried on

E acenava infeliz
And I waved goodbye, unhappy

Se eu a vida criticava
If I criticized life

Ele coçava o nariz
He would scratch his nose

Trinta anos e eu tão farta
Thirty years of this and I'm so tired

Se lhe falava de mim
If I talked to him about myself

Ele passava a mão na barba
He would stroke his beard

E lá me dizia assim: ah, pois é
And he would say, 'ah, yes'

Ah, pois é, pois é, pois é
Ah, indeed, indeed, indeed

Pois, pois, pois é
Yes, yes, yes indeed

Um dia viu-me, espantado,
One day, he saw me, surprised

Acompanhada no café
With someone at the café

Perguntou: é namorado?
He asked: 'Is that your boyfriend?'

E eu respondi, pois é
And I responded, 'Yes'

Ah, pois é, pois é, pois é
Ah, indeed, indeed, indeed

Pois, pois, pois é
Yes, yes, yes indeed

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Pedro Martins

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Copo de água e café
Se o mundo me irritava
Ele dizia: Ah! Pois é!
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Pois, pois, pois é!

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E a conversa habitual
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