Album:
Dois (1986)
Original lyrics
Portuguese
Translation
Índios
Indians
I wish, at least for once
To have back all the gold that I gave to those
Who managed to convince me that it was a token of friendship
If someone took away even what I didn't have
I wish, at least for once
To forget that I believed it was out of jest
That one cuts out a floor cloth
Out of fine linen and pure silk
I wish, at least for once
To explain what no one can understand
That what happened is yet to come
And the future is no longer how it used to be
I wish, at least for once
To prove that those who have more than they should have
Almost always convince themselves they don't have enough
And speak too much for not having anything to say
I wish, at least for once
That the simplest was seen as the most important
But they gave us mirrors
And we saw a sick world
I wish, at least for once
To understand how a single God is at the same time three
And this same God was killed by you all
Your wickedness then made God so sad
I wanted danger and I even bled alone
Understand - this way I could bring you back to me
When I realized it's only ever you
Who understands me from beginning to end
And it's only you who has the cure for my addiction
Of insisting on this longing that I feel
Of all the things that I've never seen
I wish, at least for once
To believe for an instant in everything that exists
And believe that the world is perfect
And that all people are happy.
I wish, at least for once
To make the world aware that your name
Is in everything and still
Nobody even says “thank you” to you
I wish, at least for once
Like the prettiest tribe of the prettiest indians
To not get attacked for being innocent
I wanted danger and I even bled alone
Understand - this way I could bring you back to me
When I realized it's only ever you
Who understands me from beginning to end
And it's only you who holds the cure for my addiction
Of insisting on this longing that I feel
Of all the things that I've never seen
They gave us mirrors and we saw a sick world
I tried to cry and I couldn't
Song details
Translation details
This is a poetic translation - deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).
Give a shoutout to Vallemont
