Lágrima
Pontes Dulce Lyrics
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Cheia de penas me deito
E com mais penas
E com mais penas me levanto
No meu peito
Já me ficou no meu peito
Este jeito
O jeito de querer tanto
Desespero
Tenho por meu desespero
Dentro de mim
Dentro de mim o castigo
Eu não te quero
Eu digo que não te quero
E de noite
De noite sonho contigo
Se considero
Que um dia hei de morrer
No desespero
Que tenho de te não ver
Estendo o meu xaile
Estendo o meu xaile no chão
Estendo o meu xaile
E deixo-me adormecer
Se eu soubesse
Se eu soubesse que morrendo
Tu me havias
Tu me havias de chorrar
Por uma lágrima
Por uma lágrima tua
Que alegria
Me deixaria matar
The first verse of the song, "Cheia de penas," expresses the immense weight of sorrow that the singer carries every day. Every night, she lays down with this heavy burden, and in the morning, she wakes with even more sorrow. This feeling has taken up residence in her chest, and she cannot shake it. She has fallen into the habit of wanting so much, which only adds to her misery.
The second verse, "Desespero," further emphasizes the singer's overwhelming sense of hopelessness. She punishes herself by allowing this feeling to consume her, even though she claims she doesn't desire it. At night, she dreams of the very thing she's been trying to forget, showing the cruel hold it has over her. Her despair is so intense that she would rather die than live without seeing her loved one again. The final verse, "Se eu soubesse," paints a picture of the singer on her deathbed. She imagines her loved one crying a single tear for her passing. This thought brings her immense joy, as it signifies that the person she loved truly did care for her.
Line by Line Meaning
Cheia de penas
My heart is weighed down with sorrows
Cheia de penas me deito
I go to bed full of sadness
E com mais penas
And with even more sorrows
E com mais penas me levanto
I wake up burdened with more pain
No meu peito
In my heart
Já me ficou no meu peito
This feeling has already stayed in my heart
Este jeito
This way of feeling
O jeito de querer tanto
The way of loving so much
Desespero
Despair
Tenho por meu desespero
I have it as my despair
Dentro de mim
Inside of me
Dentro de mim o castigo
The punishment inside of me
Eu não te quero
I don't want you
Eu digo que não te quero
I say that I don't want you
E de noite
And at night
De noite sonho contigo
I dream of you at night
Se considero
If I consider
Que um dia hei de morrer
That one day I will die
No desespero
In despair
Que tenho de te não ver
That I won't be able to see you
Estendo o meu xaile
I spread out my shawl
Estendo o meu xaile no chão
I lay my shawl on the ground
Estendo o meu xaile
I spread out my shawl
E deixo-me adormecer
And I let myself fall asleep
Se eu soubesse
If I knew
Se eu soubesse que morrendo
If I knew that when I die
Tu me havias
You would have
Tu me havias de chorrar
You would cry for me
Por uma lágrima
For a single tear
Por uma lágrima tua
For a tear from you
Que alegria
What joy
Me deixaria matar
It would bring me happiness to die
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AMALIA RODRIGUES, CARLOS GONCLAVES
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