Uma Vida
José Augusto Lyrics
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Com a pureza nos olhos de quem
Pensa um dia talvez encontrar uma vida melhor
Desde cedo ele se governou
Em criança ele não encontrou
O carinho de um lar onde a gente
Costuma aprender
Esse homem que o tempo marcou
Cicatrizes que a vida deixou
Aprendeu de menino que nada é fácil demais
Sapateiro chanfrando os seus dias
Pespontando nas horas vazias
De segunda a domingo
Ele não tinha tempo pra nada
Eu me lembro quando ele chegava
Do trabalho e me via brincar
Tinha sempre um abraço apertado
E um sorriso no olhar
Eu corria e pedia um presente
Disfarçando ele ria contente
E sem graça inventava uma história
Pra me consolar
Esse homem que o tempo marcou
De uma infância que a vida negou
Era hoje o meu pai
Tinha calos na mão e sofria
Esse homem que o tempo marcou
Cicatrizes que a vida deixou
Aprendeu de menino que nada é fácil demais
Sapateiro chanfrando os seus dias
Pespontando nas horas vazias
Ele não tinha tempo pra nada
E agora que os anos passaram
Ficou pra lembrar, pensar
Os dias e nas ferramentas
Que a vida ensinou usar
As marcas gravadas no peito
Melhor nem falar, calar
Super-homem cansado da vida
Só resta esperar
The lyrics of José Augusto's song Uma Vida talk about a man who arrived from Belém, a city in the north of Brazil, with the hope of finding a better life. However, he came to realize that life is not easy and that he had to work hard every day to survive. The man's childhood was marked by a lack of affection, and he had to learn to take care of himself at a young age. As he grew older, the man became a shoemaker, spending his days making shoes and working tirelessly from Monday to Sunday.
The lyrics describe the singer's relationship with his father, who was the man described in the story. The singer remembers his father's arrival from work, and how he would always hug him and make him smile. The father worked hard to support the family and would always try to make his son happy, even if he couldn't afford to buy him presents. The man's hands were rough from working constantly, but he still managed to find love in his heart for his family.
The lyrics of Uma Vida are emotional and powerful, telling a story of perseverance, hard work, and love. The song highlights the struggles of working-class people in Brazil and their undying spirit to keep going despite the difficulties they face.
Line by Line Meaning
Ele um dia chegou de Belém
He arrived one day from Belém
Com a pureza nos olhos de quem
With the purity in his eyes of someone
Pensa um dia talvez encontrar uma vida melhor
Who thinks that one day he might find a better life
Desde cedo ele se governou
Since early on, he took care of himself
Em criança ele não encontrou
As a child, he didn't find
O carinho de um lar onde a gente
The affection of a home where one
Costuma aprender
Usually learns
Esse homem que o tempo marcou
This man whom time marked
Cicatrizes que a vida deixou
Scars that life left
Aprendeu de menino que nada é fácil demais
Learned as a boy that nothing is too easy
Sapateiro chanfrando os seus dias
Shoemaker slanting his days
Pespontando nas horas vazias
Sewing in his empty hours
De segunda a domingo
From Monday to Sunday
Ele não tinha tempo pra nada
He didn't have time for anything
Eu me lembro quando ele chegava
I remember when he arrived
Do trabalho e me via brincar
From work and saw me playing
Tinha sempre um abraço apertado
He always had a tight hug
E um sorriso no olhar
And a smile in his eyes
Eu corria e pedia um presente
I ran and asked for a present
Disfarçando ele ria contente
He disguised it and laughed happily
E sem graça inventava uma história
And awkwardly invented a story
Pra me consolar
To comfort me
Esse homem que o tempo marcou
This man whom time marked
De uma infância que a vida negou
From a childhood that life denied
Era hoje o meu pai
He was my father today
Tinha calos na mão e sofria
Had calluses on his hand and suffered
E agora que os anos passaram
And now that the years have passed
Ficou pra lembrar, pensar
He stayed to remember, to think
Os dias e nas ferramentas
Of the days and the tools
Que a vida ensinou usar
That life taught him how to use
As marcas gravadas no peito
The marks engraved on his chest
Melhor nem falar, calar
Better not to speak, to be silent
Super-homem cansado da vida
Superman tired of life
Só resta esperar
Only thing left is to wait
Writer(s): Jose Augusto Cougil
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