Na baixa do sapateiro
Real Combo Lisbonense Lyrics

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Na baixa do sapateiro eu encontrei um dia
A morena mais frajola da Bahia
Pedi-lhe um beijo, não deu
Um abraço, sorriu,
Pedi-lhe a mão, não quis dar, fugiu
Bahia, tera da felicidade
Morena eu ando louco de saudade
Meu senhor do Bonfim

Arranje outra morena igualzinha pra mim
Oh! Amor, ai
Amor bobagem que a gente não explica, ai ai
Prova um bocadinho, ô
Fica envenenado, ô
E pro resto da vida é um tal de sofrer
Ôlará, ôlerê
Ô Bahia
Bahia que não me sai do pensamento
Faço o meu lamento, ô
Na desesperança, ô
De encontrar nesse mundo
Um amor que perdi na Bahia, vou contar

Ô Bahia
Bahia que não me sai do pensamento...

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from Real Combo Lisbonense's Song, Na Baixa do Sapateiro, a classic Brazilian samba tune. The song is set in Baixa, a neighborhood in the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brazil, where the singer meets a beautiful woman. The singer asks for a kiss, a hug, and her hand in marriage, but she refuses and runs away. The lyrics express the singer's intense longing for this woman, and for the city of Bahia, which he associates with happiness and love. He sings of his despair at not being able to find another woman who can compare to her.

The lyrics convey a deep emotional intensity which is characteristic of samba songs. In the first part of the song, the singer portrays the beauty of the woman he met in Baixa. He describes her as "the most delicate brunette in Bahia." In the following lines, he expresses his desire for her by asking for a kiss, a hug, and her hand in marriage. However, the woman responds by smiling and running away from him. The singer's frustration is evident as he laments his lost chances of being with the woman. He then sings of his love and longing for Bahia, a city that he associates with joy and happiness. The chorus, "Ô Bahia, Bahia that doesn't leave my thoughts," expresses his deep longing for the city and everything it represents.

Line by Line Meaning

Na baixa do sapateiro eu encontrei um dia
One day I found myself down at the shoemaker's district

A morena mais frajola da Bahia
Where I met the most charming brunette in all of Bahia

Pedi-lhe um beijo, não deu
I asked her for a kiss, but she declined

Um abraço, sorriu,
She smiled and gave me a hug instead

Pedi-lhe a mão, não quis dar, fugiu
I asked for her hand, but she refused and ran away

Bahia, terra da felicidade
Bahia, the land of happiness

Morena eu ando louco de saudade
I am crazy with longing for that beautiful brunette

Meu senhor do Bonfim
Oh my Lord of Bonfim

Arranje outra morena igualzinha pra mim
Please find me another lady just like her

Oh! Amor, ai
Oh! Love

Amor bobagem que a gente não explica, ai ai
Love is silly and inexplicable, oh oh