Triste, Louca ou Má – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Francisco, el Hombre
• Album: SOLTASBRUXA

Lyrics & Translation

[Portuguese]

[English]

"Triste, Louca ou Má"

Sad, crazy, or bad

será qualificada

will be labeled

ela quem recusar

by those who refuse

seguir receita tal

to follow such a recipe

a receita cultural

the cultural recipe

do marido, da família

of the husband, the family

"cuida, cuida da rotina".

"takes care, takes care of the routine."

Só mesmo

Only

rejeita

rejects

bem conhecida receita

the well-known recipe

quem não sem...

for those who don't realize...

dores

pains

aceita que tudo deve mudar.

accept that everything must change

Que um homem não te define.

That a man doesn't define you

Sua casa não te define.

Your home doesn't define you

Sua carne não te define.

Your flesh doesn't define you

Você é seu próprio lar.

You are your own home

Um homem não te define.

A man doesn't define you

Sua casa não te define.

Your home doesn't define you

Sua carne não te define.

Your flesh doesn't define you

Você é seu próprio lar.

You are your own home

Ela desatinou

She unraveled

desatou nós

untied knots

vai viver só.

and will live alone

Ela desatinou

She unraveled

desatou nós

untied knots

vai viver só.

and will live alone

Eu não me vejo na palavra

I don't see myself in the word

"fêmea" alvo de caça

"female" targeted for hunting

conformada vítima.

content, victimized

Prefiro queimar o mapa

I’d rather burn the map

traçar de novo a estrada

redraw the road

ver cores nas cinzas

see colors in the ashes

e a vida reinventar.

and reinvent life

E um homem não me define.

And a man doesn't define me

Minha casa não me define.

My home doesn't define me

Minha carne não me define.

My flesh doesn't define me

Eu sou meu próprio lar.

I am my own home

Um homem não me define.

A man doesn't define me

Minha casa não me define.

My home doesn't define me

Minha carne não me define.

My flesh doesn't define me

Eu sou meu próprio lar.

I am my own home

Ela desatinou

She unraveled

desatou nós

untied knots

vai viver só.

and will live alone

Ela desatinou

She unraveled

desatou nós

untied knots

vai viver só.

and will live alone

E um homem não me define.

And a man doesn't define me

Minha casa não me define.

My home doesn't define me

Minha carne não me define.

My flesh doesn't define me

Eu sou meu próprio lar.

I am my own home

Um homem não me define.

A man doesn't define me

Minha casa não me define.

My home doesn't define me

Minha carne não me define.

My flesh doesn't define me

Eu sou meu próprio lar.

I am my own home

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
triste /ˈtɾiʃ.t(ɨ)/ A2	adjective - sad
louca /ˈlo(w).kɐ/ B1	adjective - crazy, mad
má /ˈma/ A1	adjective - bad
receita /ʁeˈsej.tɐ/ B1	noun - recipe
marido /mɐˈɾi.du/ A2	noun - husband
família /fɐˈmi.ljɐ/ A1	noun - family
rotina /ʁɔˈt͡ʃi.nɐ/ B1	noun - routine
dores /ˈdo.ɾɨʃ/ B1	noun - pains
homem /ˈɔ.mẽj̃/ A1	noun - man
casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1	noun - house, home
carne /ˈkaɾ.nɨ/ A2	noun - meat, flesh
lar /ˈlaɾ/ B1	noun - home
viver /viˈveɾ/ A1	verb - to live
palavra /pɐˈla.vɾɐ/ A2	noun - word
vítima /ˈvi.ti.mɐ/ B2	noun - victim
mapa /ˈma.pɐ/ A2	noun - map
cores /ˈko.ɾɨʃ/ A1	noun - colors
cinzas /ˈsĩ.zɐʃ/ B1	noun - ashes

Key Grammar Structures

• "Triste, Louca ou Má" será qualificada

  ➔ Passive voice (ser + past participle)

  ➔ The sentence uses the passive voice to state that she *will be labeled* 'Sad, Crazy, or Bad' by others. "Será" is the future subjunctive of 'ser' (to be), and 'qualificada' is the past participle of 'qualificar' (to qualify/label).

• ela quem recusar seguir receita tal

  ➔ Relative pronoun "quem" + infinitive verb "seguir"

  ➔ "Quem" functions as a relative pronoun, meaning 'who' or 'the one who'. It introduces a relative clause that describes *the person who refuses* to follow a certain recipe. "Seguir" is in the infinitive form.

• Só mesmo rejeita bem conhecida receita quem não sem... dores aceita que tudo deve mudar.

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood ('deve mudar') expressing uncertainty

  ➔ This line highlights the necessity of change and acceptance. "Tudo *deve mudar*" uses the verb 'dever' (should/must) followed by the infinitive 'mudar' (to change). The use of 'deve' here, alongside the overall theme of questioning societal norms, suggests a perspective rather than a certainty, implying that everything *should* change, not necessarily *will* change.

• Que um homem não te define.

  ➔ Negative statement with reflexive pronoun "te"

  ➔ This is a direct statement. 'Define' is a transitive verb, and 'te' is a reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject. 'A man does not define you'. It emphasizes independence and self-definition.

• Sua casa não te define.

  ➔ Possessive adjective "Sua" + negative statement with reflexive pronoun "te"

  ➔ 'Your house does not define you'. Similar to the previous line, it uses 'te' as a reflexive pronoun. 'Sua casa' means 'your house'. This extends the idea that external factors do not determine someone's identity.

• Você é seu próprio lar.

  ➔ Pronoun + reflexive pronoun + noun as complement

  ➔ This is a powerful statement of self-sufficiency. 'Você' is the pronoun 'you'. 'Seu próprio lar' means 'your own home'. It metaphorically suggests that identity and belonging come from within oneself.

• Ela desatinou / desatou nós / vai viver só.

  ➔ Series of verbs in the past and future tense describing a sequence of actions.

  ➔ This describes a woman breaking free. "Desatinou" (lost her mind), "desatou nós" (untied knots - metaphorically solved problems or broken free from constraints), and "vai viver só" (will live alone). It's a sequence of events leading to independence.

• Prefiro queimar o mapa / traçar de novo a estrada / ver cores nas cinzas / e a vida reinventar.

  ➔ Parallel structure using infinitives to express preferences and actions.

  ➔ A series of parallel infinitive phrases highlighting a desire for change and renewal. "Queimar o mapa" (to burn the map), "traçar de novo a estrada" (to trace the road again), "ver cores nas cinzas" (to see colors in the ashes), and "reinventar a vida" (to reinvent life). The infinitives emphasize the actions and the potential for a new beginning.