Cabra Cega
Sérgio Sampaio Lyrics


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Pra você que mal enxerga
Um incêndio na floresta no meio da escuridão
Pra você que mal enxerga
Uma estrela, um vaga-lume numa noite de verão
Pra você que mal enxerga
Uma nave extraterrena vai ser sempre um avião
Um satélite perdido, um delírio coletivo
Um balão de São João

Por isso chega mais pra perto, cabra cega
E pega na minha mão




Tira a venda, enxerga
Abre a janela e os olhos do coração

Overall Meaning

In Sérgio Sampaio's song "Cabra Cega," the lyrics are addressing someone who is unable to see clearly. The song paints a picture of various scenarios in which someone with poor eyesight might mistake one thing for another. For example, a forest fire might be mistaken for just darkness, a star or firefly might be missed in the darkness of a summer night, and a UFO might be seen as just a plane or lost satellite. The singer is urging the listener to come closer and take their hand, to remove the blindfold and truly see the world around them with open eyes and an open heart.


The metaphor of blindness in this song can be interpreted in several ways. It could represent physical blindness, but more likely, it represents willful ignorance or a closed-mindedness that prevents one from truly seeing the beauty and wonder of the world. The singer is trying to help the listener remove that blindness and experience the world in a fuller and more meaningful way. This song can be seen as a call to open our eyes to the wonders around us and to be more curious and open to the world.


Line by Line Meaning

Pra você que mal enxerga
For you who can barely see


Um incêndio na floresta no meio da escuridão
A forest fire in the middle of darkness


Pra você que mal enxerga
For you who can barely see


Uma estrela, um vaga-lume numa noite de verão
A star, a firefly on a summer night


Pra você que mal enxerga
For you who can barely see


Uma nave extraterrena vai ser sempre um avião
An extraterrestrial spaceship will always be a plane


Um satélite perdido, um delírio coletivo
A lost satellite, a collective delusion


Um balão de São João
A Saint John's balloon


Por isso chega mais pra perto, cabra cega
That's why come closer, blind goat


E pega na minha mão
And take my hand


Tira a venda, enxerga
Take off the blindfold, see


Abre a janela e os olhos do coração
Open the window and the eyes of the heart




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