Fio De Beque

Rui Veloso
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Quando eu era vocalista

When I was a lead singer

Nos meus tempos de conjunto

In my band days

Eu nem tinha má figura

I didn't have a great figure

E nem desafinava muito

And didn't go off-key much


O nando era o baterista

Nando was the drummer

E o baixista era o berto

And Berto played bass

Nunca entravam no tempo

They never kept the beat

Mas mantinham o ritmo certo

But kept the rhythm right


O mingos de fato e camisa

Mingos in suit and shirt

E colarinho engomado

And stiff collar

Dava murros no farfisa

Punched the Farfisa

Quando ficava empolgado

When he got excited


Na parelha das guitarras

Amongst the guitars

O lau e o quim perfume

Lau and Quim the scent

Quando o quim fazia um solo

When Quim did a solo

O lau abria o volume

Lau cranked up the volume


Quando me punha a cantar

When I started singing

Eu tinha desfaçatez

I had audacity

Porque eu não sabia dizer

Because I couldn't say

Uma palavra em inglês

A word in English


Dessa vez foi sabotagem

This time it was sabotage

O microfone a assobiar

The microphone whistling

E eu perdido no palco

And me lost on stage

Sem conseguir afinar

Unable to tune


Gerou-se a confusão

Confusion erupted

Por causa do fio de beque

Because of the jack cable

E eu saí fora do tom

And I went off key

E pus os samurais em xeque

And put the samurais in check

Por causa do fio de beque

Because of the jack cable

Por causa do fio de beque

Because of the jack cable

Added by António Silva
Lisbon, Portugal May 25, 2024
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