Olho de Boto Lyrics Translation in English

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Portuguese Lyrics

English Translation

E tu ficastes serena

And you remained serene

Nas entrelinhas dos sonhos

In the nuances of dreams

Nos escaninhos do riso

In the recesses of laughter

Olhando pra nós escondida

Looking at us from hiding

Com os teus olhos de rio

With your eyes of a river


Viestes feito um gaiola

You came like a cage

Engravidado de redes

Pregnant with nets

Aportando nos trapiches

Arriving at the wharves

Do dia a dia e memória

Of day-to-day and memory

Com os teus sonhos de rio

With your dreams of a river


E ficastes defendida

And you remained defended

Com todas as suas letras

With all your letters

Entre cartas e surpresas

Between letters and surprises

Recírio, chuva e tristeza

Recírio, rain, and sadness


Vês o peso da tua falta

You see the weight of your absence

Nas velas e barcos parados

In the sails and boats standing still

Encalhados na saudade

Stranded in the longing

De Val-de-cans ao Guamá

From Val-de-Cans to Guamá


Porto de sal das lembranças

Port of salt of memories

Das velhas palhas trançadas

Of old woven straws

Na rede de um outro riso

In the net of another laughter

Às margens de outra cidade

On the shores of another city

Ah, os teus sonhos de rio!

Ah, your dreams of a river!


Olho de boto

Boto's eye

No fundo dos olhos

In the depths of the eyes

De toda a paisagem

Of the entire landscape

Added by Rafael Oliveira
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau August 13, 2024
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