Patife Band is a project by the musician/composer Paulo Barnabé, that start… Read Full Bio ↴Patife Band is a project by the musician/composer Paulo Barnabé, that started in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1985, when they recorded their 1st EP. Initilly founded as "Paulo Patife Band", had its name reduced to "Patife Band", and recording their 2nd album, named "Corredor Polonês" (WEA/1987) Paulo Barnabé is influenced by classical composition techniques leading to assymetrical rythms, atonal cells, dodecaphonic "harmonies". Also there´s confessed punk-rock, jazz and brazilian rhythms influences, that makes the "joke" even more spicy! Only in 2003 they came back for a concert in the demo-sul festival, Londrina/PR/Brazil with the formation: Paulo Barnabé - vox, Emerson Vilanni - guitars, Eduardo Batistella - drums, Mauricio Biazzi - bass

Teu Bem
Patife Band Lyrics

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(4x)
Você faz tudo pro teu bem, meu bem
Você faz tudo pro teu bem

Você faz tudo pro teu bem
O teu negocio é sair bem
Tem nego que tenta também
Mas como você não há ninguem, meu bem

Um dia vai, um dia vem
Felicidades pro teu bem, meu bem

(2x)
O teu negocio é sair bem
O teu negocio é se dar bem

Não há negocio pro teu bem, meu bem
O teu negocio é sair bem
Tem nego que tenta também
Mas como você não há ninguem, meu bem

Você vai se dar muitcho bem, meu bem

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Patife Band's song "Teu Bem" talk about a person who prioritizes their own well-being above everything else, even if it means leaving others behind. The song praises this individual for their ability to always come out on top and succeed in whatever they do. The lyrics also suggest that there are others who try to do the same thing, but they can never be as successful as this person.

The message conveyed through the song is both positive and negative. On the one hand, it celebrates individual success and the ability to prioritize one's own well-being. On the other hand, it also suggests that this behavior can lead to a lack of empathy and disregard for others. The repeated line "Você faz tudo pro teu bem" (You do everything for your own good) emphasizes this single-minded focus on self-interest.

Overall, the lyrics invoke a sense of admiration and envy for this successful individual, while also highlighting the potential consequences of such behavior.

Line by Line Meaning

Você faz tudo pro teu bem, meu bem
You do everything for your own benefit, my love.

O teu negocio é sair bem
Your business is to do well in everything you do.

Tem nego que tenta também
There are people who also try to do well like you.

Mas como você não há ninguem, meu bem
But there's no one like you, my love.

Um dia vai, um dia vem
One day comes, one day goes.

Felicidades pro teu bem, meu bem
Happiness for your own good, my love.

Não há negocio pro teu bem, meu bem
There's no deal for your own good, my love.

O teu negocio é se dar bem
Your business is to succeed.

Você vai se dar muitcho bem, meu bem
You're going to succeed greatly, my love.

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