Xico

• Por: Luisa Sobral

Letra:

[Português]

[English]

Já passaram dois anos e tal

It's been two years and more

E do Xico nem sinal

And there's no sign of Xico

Há quem diga que emigrou

Some say he emigrated

Há quem diga que encontrou

Some say he found

Uma brasileira que não esta nada mal

A Brazilian who's not bad at all

E a Dolores todos os dias o espera

And Dolores waits for him every day

Com a sopa ao lume e o prato do costume

With the soup on the stove and the usual plate

Finge não ouvir a vizinhança

She pretends not to hear the neighbors

E pede a Deus um pouco mais de esperança

And asks God for a little more hope

Ó Xico, ó Xico

Oh Xico, oh Xico

Onde te foste meter?

Where have you gone?

Ó Xico, ó Xico

Oh Xico, oh Xico

Não me faças mais sofrer

Don't make me suffer anymore

Desde pequena Dolores sonha em encontrar

Since she was little, Dolores dreamed of finding

Um português com olhos cor de mar

A Portuguese with sea-colored eyes

Ninguém entendia o porquê da maluqueira

No one understood the reason for her madness

Que tinha pelo outro lado da fronteira

For the one from the other side of the border

Conheceu o Xico em Almerimar

She met Xico in Almerimar

E logo ali decidiram casar

And right there they decided to marry

Dolores levou o essencial

Dolores took the essentials

A velha caixa de costura e o avental

The old sewing box and the apron

Ó Xico, ó Xico

Oh Xico, oh Xico

...

...

Onde te foste meter?

Where have you gone?

Ó Xico, ó Xico

Oh Xico, oh Xico

Não me faças mais sofrer

Don't make me suffer anymore

Viveram dez anos sem igual

They lived ten years like no other

Ninguém previa tal final

No one predicted such an end

Agora diz Dolores com lamento

Now Dolores says with lament

De Espanha nem bom vento

From Spain, not even a good wind

Nem bom casamento

Nor a good marriage

Ó Xico, ó Xico

Oh Xico, oh Xico

Onde te foste meter?

Where have you gone?

Ó Xico, Mi chico

Oh Xico, my boy

Não me faças mais

Don't make me anymore

No me hagas más

Don't make me anymore

Não me faças mais sofrer

Don't make me suffer anymore

...

...

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário	Significados
passaram /pɐsˈsaɾɐ̃w/ A2	verb - they passed
ano /ˈan(u)/ A1	noun - year
sinal /siˈnaw/ B2	noun - signal
diga /ˈdiɣɐ/ A2	verb - say
emigrou /e.miˈɡɾow/ B2	verb - emigrated
encontrou /ẽkõˈtɾow/ B2	verb - found
brasileira /bɾaziˈlejɾɐ/ B1	noun - Brazilian woman
espera /isˈpeɾɐ/ A2	verb - waits
sopa /ˈsɔpɐ/ A1	noun - soup
pede /ˈpɨðɨ/ A2	verb - asks for
esperança /ɨ̃speˈɾɐ̃sɐ/ B1	noun - hope
finge /ˈfĩʒ/ B2	verb - pretends
ouvir /oˈviɾ/ A2	verb - to hear
vizinhança /vizinˈjɐ̃sɐ/ B2	noun - neighborhood
pede /pɨðɐ/ A2	verb - begs, asks

Gramática:

• Há quem diga que emigrou

  ➔ Impersonal construction with 'há quem' + subjunctive

  ➔ 'há quem diga' means 'there are those who say', expressing general opinion or rumor.

• E o Xico nem sinal

  ➔ Inversion of 'nem sinal' for emphasis

  ➔ 'nem sinal' means 'no sign' or 'nothing at all', and inversion emphasizes the absence.

• Onde te foste meter?

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun + preterite verb in second person singular to form question

  ➔ 'foste meter' is a verb phrase in preterite tense with reflexive pronoun 'te', asking where someone went to get involved or into trouble.

• Não me hagas más

  ➔ Imperative form with reflexive pronoun 'me' and subjunctive of 'hazer' (to do/make)

  ➔ 'não me hagas más' is an imperative phrase meaning 'don’t make me suffer more,' with 'hagās' in the subjunctive mood expressing a request.

• De Espanha nem bom vento

  ➔ Negative phrase using 'nem' to mean 'not even' or 'neither'

  ➔ 'De Espanha nem bom vento' is an idiomatic expression meaning 'not even good wind from Spain', implying a negative or ill-fated situation.