Lyrics & Translation
Explore the evocative lyrics of 'No Rancho Fundo,' a song rich with emotion and imagery. Through its themes of saudade and transformation, you can delve into the nuances of longing and the impact of life experiences on our connection to places and memories.
Far beyond the end of the world
Where pain and longing
Tell stories of the city
Deep in the countryside
With a sad, deep gaze
A dark-skinned man sings of heartbreaks
With tears just about to fall
Poor dark-skinned man
Who at night, in the cool air
Waits for the moon in the yard
With a cigarette as his only friend
Without a sign
He picks up his guitar
And the moon, as a gift
Comes to this man's yard
Deep in the countryside
Far beyond the end of the world
There’s never been happiness again
Neither at night nor during the day
The trees
No longer hold secrets
And the last palm tree
Has already died on the mountain range
The birds
Hibernated in their nests
So sad is this sadness
It darkens all of nature
All because
Just because of the dark-skinned man
Who was tall, now he's small
For a thatched-roof house
If only God knew
About the sorrow in the mountains
He’d send up there
All the love that exists on earth
Because that dark-skinned man
Lives crazy with longing
Just because of the poison
Of the city women
He was once
The singer of spring
And made the deep countryside
The most beautiful sky in the world
If a flower
Blooms and the sun scorches
The mountain cools down
Reminds him of the scent of the dark-skinned girl
Key Vocabulary
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rancho /ˈʁã.tʃu/ A2 |
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mundo /ˈmu.du/ A2 |
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saudade /sawˈda.dʒi/ B1 |
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coração /ko.ɾaˈsãw/ A2 |
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lua /ˈlu.a/ A1 |
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moreno /moˈɾe.nu/ A2 |
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mágua /ˈmɐ.ɡwa/ B2 |
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noite /ˈno.i.tʃi/ A2 |
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olhos /ˈo.ʎus/ A2 |
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cigarro /siˈɡaʁu/ B2 |
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viola /viˈɔ.la/ A2 |
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céu /seʊ/ A2 |
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amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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De olhar triste e profundo
➔ Use of adjective + 'e' + adjective to describe two qualities simultaneously
➔ The phrase demonstrates the use of 'e' (and) to connect two descriptive adjectives, emphasizing both qualities together.
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Um moreno canta as mágoas
➔ Use of 'um' as an indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' in Portuguese
➔ 'Um' functions as an indefinite article indicating a single, unspecified person, in this case, 'a dark-skinned man' that's performing the action.
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Hibernaram-se nos ninhos
➔ Use of reflexive pronoun 'se' with the verb to form a reflexive verb construction
➔ The reflexive pronoun 'se' indicates that the action is performed by the subject on itself, here meaning 'they hibernated'.
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Lembra o cheiro da morena
➔ Use of the verb 'lembrar' + the direct object with the preposition 'de' to indicate what is being remembered
➔ The verb 'lembrar' is used with the preposition 'de' to specify what is being remembered, in this case, 'the smell of the brunette'.
