Deslocado – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: NAPA

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the soulful sounds of "Deslocado" by NAPA, a song that beautifully articulates the universal feeling of 'saudade' for one's homeland. Through its poignant lyrics and indie soft rock style, you can connect with themes of identity and belonging, and perhaps even learn a bit of Portuguese along the way.

[English]

I count the days for myself with my suitcase packed

The accumulated longing barely fit anymore

From the blue I see the garden, even behind the wing

Mom, look out the window, I'm coming home

I'm coming home

I'm coming home

I'm coming home

As much as it may seem

I'll never belong to that city

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete jungle doesn't move me at all

Doesn't call me home

Because I came from afar, I came from the middle of the sea

In the heart of the ocean I have my whole life

I make my way thinking about returning

To my home, island, peace, Madeira

If I explain it to you word by word

You'll never understand the pain that silences me

The loneliness that haunts the hour of departure

I carry the peace of being able to return

Mom, look out the window, I'm arriving

As much as it may seem

I'll never belong to that city

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete jungle doesn't move me at all

Doesn't call—

The sea of people, the different sun

The concrete jungle doesn't move me at all

Doesn't call me home

...

[Portuguese]

Conto os dias para mim com a mala arrumada

Já quase não cabia a saudade acumulada

Do azul vejo o jardim, mesmo por trás da asa

Mãe, olha à janela que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Que eu 'tou a chegar a casa

Por mais que possa parecer

Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convoca casa

Porque eu vim de longe, eu vim do mеio do mar

No coração do oceano eu tenho a vida intеira

O meu caminho eu faço a pensar em regressar

À minha casa, ilha, paz, Madeira

Se eu te explicar palavra a palavra

Nunca vais entender a dor que me cala

A solidão que assombra a hora da partida

Carrego o sossego de poder voltar

Mãe, olha à janela que eu 'tou a chegar

Por mais que possa parecer

Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convo—

O mar de gente, o sol diferente

O monte de betão não me provoca nada

Não me convoca casa

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dias /ˈdi.ɐs/ A1	noun - days
mala /ˈmala/ A1	noun - suitcase
saudade /sawˈdadʒi/ B2	noun - longing or nostalgia
jardim /ʒaʁˈdʒĩ/ A1	noun - garden
coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2	noun - heart
vida /ˈvidɐ/ A1	noun - life
caminho /kaˈmiɲu/ A2	noun - path or way
partida /paʁˈtidɐ/ B1	noun - departure
solidão /soliˈdɐ̃w/ B2	noun - loneliness
paz /paz/ A1	noun - peace
casa /ˈkazɐ/ A1	noun - house
mar /maʁ/ A1	noun - sea
sol /sɔl/ A1	noun - sun
cidade /siˈdadʒi/ A2	noun - city
olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ B1	verb - to look
chegar /ʃeˈɡaʁ/ A2	verb - to arrive
provocar /pɾovuˈkaʁ/ B2	verb - to provoke

Key Grammar Structures

• Conto os dias para mim com a mala arrumada

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "Conto os dias" indicates a habitual action of counting the days.

• Por mais que possa parecer

  ➔ Concessive clause.

  ➔ The phrase "Por mais que possa parecer" introduces a concession, indicating that despite appearances, the speaker feels differently.

• O mar de gente, o sol diferente

  ➔ Noun phrases.

  ➔ The phrases "O mar de gente" and "o sol diferente" are noun phrases that describe the environment.

• Eu nunca vou pertencer àquela cidade

  ➔ Future tense with a modal verb.

  ➔ The phrase "Eu nunca vou pertencer" indicates a future intention or prediction about belonging.

• No coração do oceano eu tenho a vida inteira

  ➔ Prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The phrase "No coração do oceano" is a prepositional phrase that indicates location.

• A solidão que assombra a hora da partida

  ➔ Relative clause.

  ➔ The phrase "que assombra" is a relative clause that provides more information about "A solidão".

• Carrego o sossego de poder voltar

  ➔ Infinitive construction.

  ➔ The phrase "de poder voltar" is an infinitive construction that expresses the ability to return.