Biografia do Fado

Biography of Fado

Biografia do Fado

They ask me about FadoPerguntam-me p'lo Fado
I knew himEu conheci-o
He was a drunk, a drifterEra um ébrio, era um vadio
Roaming through MourariaQue andava na Mouraria
Maybe even skinnier than a greyhoundTalvez 'inda mais magro que um cão galgo
Claiming he was nobleE a dizer que era fidalgo
Just hanging with the highbornPor andar com a fidalguia

His father was a castawayO pai era um enjeitado
Who even sailedQue até andou embarcado
On Gama's caravelsNas caravelas do Gama
A ragged, filthy guyUm mal andrajado e sujo
More of a scoundrel than a sailorMais jingão do que um marujo
From the old alleys of AlfamaDos velhos becos de Alfama

Well, IPois eu
Know exactly where he was bornSei bem onde ele nasceu
He was just a commonerQue não passou de um plebeu
Always chasing vanitySempre a puxar p'ra vaidade
I know moreSei mais
I know that Fado is one of thoseSei que o Fado é um dos tais
Who never knew his parentsQue não conheceu os pais
And has no birth certificateNem tem certidão de idade

They ask me about himPerguntam-me por ele
I knew himEu conheci-o
In a perfect frenzyNum perfeito desvario
Always up for a ruckusSempre amigo da balbúrdia
He'd stroll into Moirama at dead hoursEntrava na Moirama a horas mortas
Opening the half doorsIa abrir as meias portas
He was the king of that chaosEra o rei daquela estúrdia

He was out there waiting for cattleFoi às esperas de gado
He was a famous knightFoi cavaleiro afamado
He was the life of the partyEra o delírio no entrudo
In that wild lifeNaquela vida agitada
He who came from nothingEle que veio do nada
With nothing, he was everythingNão tendo nada era tudo

Well, IPois eu
Know exactly where he was bornSei bem onde ele nasceu
He was just a commonerQue não passou de um plebeu
Always chasing vanitySempre a puxar p'ra vaidade
I know moreSei mais
I know that Fado is one of thoseSei que o Fado é um dos tais
Who never knew his parentsQue não conheceu os pais
And has no birth certificateNem tem certidão de idade

I know moreSei mais
I know that Fado is one of thoseSei que o Fado é um dos tais
Who never knew his parentsQue não conheceu os pais
And has no birth certificateNem tem certidão de idade