Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

Se eu quiser falar com Deus

If I want to talk to God

Tenho que ficar a sós

I have to be alone

Tenho que apagar a luz

I have to turn off the light

Tenho que calar a voz

I have to silence my voice


Tenho que encontrar a paz

I have to find peace

Tenho que folgar os nós

I have to loosen the knots

Dos sapatos, da gravata

Of my shoes, of the tie

Dos desejos, dos receios

Of desires, of fears


Tenho que esquecer a data

I have to forget the date

Tenho que perder a conta

I have to lose count

Tenho que ter mãos vazias

I have to have empty hands

Ter a alma e o corpo nus

To have the soul and body naked


Se eu quiser falar com Deus

If I want to talk to God

Tenho que aceitar a dor

I have to accept the pain

Tenho que comer o pão

I have to eat the bread

Que o diabo amassou

That the devil kneaded


Tenho que virar um cão

I have to become a dog

Tenho que lamber o chão

I have to lick the floor

Dos palácios, dos castelos

Of palaces, of castles

Suntuosos do meu sonho

Sumptuous from my dream


Tenho que me ver tristonho

I have to see myself sad

Tenho que me achar medonho

I have to find myself monstrous

E apesar de um mal tamanho

And despite such evil

Alegrar meu coração

Cheer up my heart


Se eu quiser falar com Deus

If I want to talk to God

Tenho que me aventurar

I have to venture

Tenho que subir aos céus

I have to climb to the heavens

Sem cordas pra segurar

Without ropes to hold


Tenho que dizer adeus

I have to say goodbye

Dar as costas, caminhar

Turn my back, walk

Decidido, pela estrada

Decided, on the road

Que, ao findar, vai dar em nada

That, in the end, will lead to nothing


Nada, nada, nada, nada

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

Nada, nada, nada, nada

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

Nada, nada, nada, nada

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

Do que eu pensava encontrar

Of what I thought I would find

Added by Ricardo Costa
São Paulo, Brazil October 10, 2024
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