Bom Peixe

• By: SYRO, Piruka

Lyrics:

[Português]

[English]

Na morada em que todos faziam

In the home where everyone made

Por não morar

As if they weren't living there

Namorava o desgosto que tinham

I faced the displeasure they had

De um dia eu não voltar

That one day I wouldn't return

E eu só queria ver a dor ao longe

And I just wanted to see the pain far away

Afogar a mágoa p'ra lhes dar a ponte

Drown the sorrow to give them the bridge

Pode ser que a vida um dia

Maybe one day life

Leve o rio ao mar

Takes the river to the sea

P'ra comer bom peixe

To eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have my footing

Contra a onda eu viro maré

Against the wave, I turn the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sadly I sing to the seven winds

No mundo em que vivemos

In the world we live in

Um homem tem de ser sarcástico

A man has to be sarcastic

É tudo atrás de gaivotas

Everyone is chasing seagulls

E o que comem agora é plástico

And what they eat now is plastic

Na zona a jogar batota

In the neighborhood, cheating

Era mais um no gráfico

I was just another one on the graph

A viver pela navalha

Living by the blade

Até me cortarem o elástico

Until they cut my elastic

A vida nunca foi básica

Life was never basic

A física aqui já conta

Physics already matters here

Minha caneta é clássica

My pen is classic

E a mímica a mim não fronta

And mimicry doesn't challenge me

Há 30 que eu 'tou na pista

I've been on the track for 30 years

A querer espaço da vista gorda

Wanting space from the blind eye

Eu dou-te a mão

I give you my hand

Se a agarrares ela não solta

If you grab it, it won't let go

E eu só queria ver a dor ao longe

And I just wanted to see the pain far away

Afogar a mágoa p'ra lhes dar a ponte

Drown the sorrow to give them the bridge

Pode ser que um dia

Maybe one day

A vida leve o rio ao mar

Life takes the river to the sea

Eu vou p'ra onde eu viro maré

I go where I turn the tide

P'ra comer bom peixe

To eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have my footing

Contra a onda eu viro maré

Against the wave, I turn the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sadly I sing to the seven winds

Talvez se eu for

Maybe if I go

Eu vejo-me a afogar em mares

I see myself drowning in seas

Que ainda desconheço

That I still don't know

Não vês valor

You don't see value

Mesmo o que não 'tá à venda

Even what's not for sale

Acaba por ter preço

Ends up having a price

Talvez a dor

Maybe the pain

Venha a ser a chave

Will be the key

Do nosso sucesso

To our success

Só vais se eu for

You only go if I go

Traz a toalha

Bring the towel

Põe a mesa

Set the table

E serve-me com a certeza

And serve me with the certainty

Que se um homem vai à pesca

That if a man goes fishing

É p'ra comer bom peixe

It's to eat good fish

É p'ra comer bom peixe

It's to eat good fish

Ai de mim se eu não tenho pé

Woe is me if I don't have my footing

Contra a onda eu viro maré

Against the wave, I turn the tide

Ai de mim se um dia perco a fé

Woe is me if one day I lose faith

Triste canto aos sete ventos

Sadly I sing to the seven winds

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
morada /muˈɾa.ðɐ/ B1	noun - dwelling, address, residence
desgosto /dɨʒˈɡoʃ.tu/ B2	noun - displeasure, sorrow, disgust, disappointment
afogar /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ B1	verb - to drown (oneself/something); to stifle, to smother (a feeling)
mágoa /ˈma.ɡwɐ/ B2	noun - resentment, sorrow, grief, heartache, hurt feeling
ponte /ˈpõ.tɨ/ A2	noun - bridge
peixe /ˈpej.ʃɨ/ A1	noun - fish
onda /ˈõ.dɐ/ A2	noun - wave
maré /mɐˈɾɛ/ B1	noun - tide
sarcástico /saɾˈkaʃ.ti.ku/ B2	adjective - sarcastic
gaivotas /ɡajˈvɔ.tɐʃ/ B1	noun - seagulls
plástico /ˈplaʃ.ti.ku/ B1	noun - plastic (material) adjective - plastic, flexible
batota /bɐˈtɔ.tɐ/ B2	noun - cheating (in games), fraud, trickery
navalha /nɐˈva.ʎɐ/ B1	noun - razor, (folding) knife, switchblade
elástico /ɨˈlaʃ.ti.ku/ B1	noun - elastic band, rubber band adjective - elastic, flexible
física /ˈfi.zi.kɐ/ B2	noun - physics (science)
clássica /ˈkla.si.kɐ/ B1	adjective - classic(al), traditional, standard
mímica /ˈmi.mi.kɐ/ B2	noun - mime, mimicry, gesture
frontar /fɾõˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to confront, to face, to oppose (less common than 'confrontar')
desconhecer /dɨʃ.ku.ɲɨˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to not know, to be unaware of, to ignore
certeza /sɨɾˈte.zɐ/ B1	noun - certainty, assurance, conviction

Grammar:

• Na morada em que todos faziam

  ➔ Relative Pronoun 'em que' and Imperfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "em que" (in which/where) introduces a relative clause, modifying "morada" (dwelling). The verb "faziam" is in the imperfect tense, describing a continuous or habitual action in the past.

• De um dia eu não voltar

  ➔ Personal Infinitive

  ➔ Portuguese uses the 'personal infinitive' when the subject of the infinitive verb is explicitly stated. Here, "eu" (I) is the subject of "voltar" (to return), meaning 'that I would not return'. This structure is common after prepositions.

• Pode ser que a vida um dia

  ➔ Impersonal Expression 'Pode ser que' with Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The impersonal expression "Pode ser que" (It might be that / It's possible that) is used to express possibility or uncertainty. It always requires the verb in the following clause to be in the subjunctive mood (e.g., 'leve' - present subjunctive of 'levar').

• Um homem tem de ser sarcástico

  ➔ Obligation with 'ter de' + infinitive

  ➔ The construction "ter de" + infinitive expresses obligation or necessity, similar to 'to have to' or 'must' in English. Here, "tem de ser" means 'has to be'.

• Na zona a jogar batota

  ➔ Preposition 'a' + infinitive for ongoing action

  ➔ In Portuguese, especially Brazilian Portuguese, the construction "a" + infinitive can describe an ongoing action or state, similar to the gerund (-ing form) in English. Here, it indicates 'playing cards/gambling' in that area.

• Até me cortarem o elástico

  ➔ Temporal conjunction 'Até' + Personal Infinitive

  ➔ The conjunction "Até" (until) is followed by a personal infinitive ("cortarem"), which indicates the subject of the action occurring up to that point. Here, "cortarem" implies an unspecified 'they', meaning 'until they cut me'.

• Há 30 que eu 'tou na pista

  ➔ Temporal 'Há' (from 'haver') and colloquial contraction

  ➔ The impersonal verb "Há" (from 'haver') is used to express duration, meaning 'for 30 (years/days/etc.)' or '30 (years/days/etc.) ago'. "'tou" is a colloquial contraction of "estou" (I am).

• Se a agarrares ela não solta

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Future Subjunctive

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. "Se" (if) introduces a condition in the 'future subjunctive' ("agarrares" - if you grab it/her), which is common for hypothetical future events. The main clause "ela não solta" (she doesn't let go) is in the present indicative.

• Talvez se eu for

  ➔ Adverb 'Talvez' with Subjunctive Mood (Future Subjunctive)

  ➔ The adverb "Talvez" (perhaps/maybe) expresses uncertainty and usually requires the verb in the dependent clause to be in the subjunctive mood. Here, "for" is the future subjunctive of "ir" (to go), meaning 'perhaps if I go'.

• Acaba por ter preço

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'acabar por' + infinitive

  ➔ The construction "acabar por" + infinitive means 'to end up' or 'to eventually' do something. It indicates the final result or conclusion of a process or situation.