Baioque
Maria Bethania Lyrics
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O meu canto, punhalada, não conhece o perdão
Quando eu rio
Quando eu rio, rio seco como é seco o sertão
Meu sorriso é uma fenda escavada no chão
Quando eu choro
É o inverno, de repente, inundando o sertão
Quando eu amo
Quando eu amo, eu devoro todo meu coração
Eu odeio, eu adoro, numa mesma oração, quando eu canto
Mamy, não quero seguir definhando sol a sol
Me leva daqui, eu quero partir requebrando rock'n roll
Nem quero saber como se dança o baião
Eu quero ligar, eu quero um lugar
Ao sol de Ipanema, cinema e televisão
In Maria Bethania's song "Baioque", the singer begins with a warning that her singing is a sharp knife that only spares her siblings. Her voice is so powerful that it feels like a punishment to those who are not close to her. Then, she describes how her laughter is dry, similar to how the land in the desert is dry, and even her smile looks like a crack on the ground. However, her crying is a flood that catches everybody off-guard, similar to an unexpected winter rain that floods the desert. She then talks about her love, where she devours her heart and mixes adoration and hate in the same sentence. She ends the verse with a plea to her mother not to let her dwindle under the sun and wants to leave the small town to the modern world of cinema and television.
The lyrics show Maria Bethania's depth of emotion and the power of her voice as an artist. The contrast between dryness and flood exemplifies how intense her emotions can be, similarly like the unpredictability of natural phenomena. Additionally, the depiction of her love as a mixed emotion highlights the complexities of human relationships. Her plea to leave the town to explore the modern world shows her yearning for adventure and change.
Line by Line Meaning
Quando eu canto, que se cuide quem não for meu irmão
When I sing, beware anyone who is not my sibling
O meu canto, punhalada, não conhece o perdão
My singing is a stab wound that does not forgive
Quando eu rio, rio seco como é seco o sertão
When I laugh, it's dry like the dry backlands
Meu sorriso é uma fenda escavada no chão
My smile is a hole dug in the ground
Quando eu choro é uma enchente surpreendendo o verão
When I cry, it's a flood surprising the summer
É o inverno, de repente, inundando o sertão
It's winter suddenly flooding the backlands
Quando eu amo, eu devoro todo meu coração
When I love, I devour my entire heart
Eu odeio, eu adoro, numa mesma oração, quando eu canto
I hate and I love in the same prayer when I sing
Mamy, não quero seguir definhando sol a sol
Mamy, I don't want to wither away day by day
Me leva daqui, eu quero partir requebrando rock'n roll
Take me away from here, I want to leave rocking to the rock'n roll
Nem quero saber como se dança o baião
I don't even want to know how to dance the baião
Eu quero ligar, eu quero um lugar ao sol de Ipanema, cinema e televisão
I want to connect, I want a place in the sun of Ipanema, cinema and television
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Francisco Buarque
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