Translation - Brazilian Portuguese-English - Balaio men bem Balaio sinhÃ Balaio do coraÃ§Ã¢o...

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Category Song - Love / Friendship

Title	Balaio men bem Balaio sinhÃ Balaio do coraÃ§Ã¢o...
Text Submitted by ellasevia	Source language: Brazilian Portuguese Balaio, meu bem, balaio, Balaio do coraÃ§Ã£o, MoÃ§a que nÃ£o tem balaio Bota a costura no chÃ£o. Eu quisera ser balaio Balaio quisera ser Para andar dependurado Na cintura de vocÃª VocÃª diz que nÃ£o ama Mais isso nÃ£o Ã© verdade Quem nÃ£o ama nunca sente As esporas da saudade.

Title	Basket
Translation English Translated by goncin	Target language: English A basket made of straws, my darling A basket to the heart is bound. A girl who doesn't have a basket Lays her sewing down to the ground. I wanted to be a basket, A basket I wanted to be, For going wheresoever From your waist hanging free. You say you don't love me But the truth you don't portray, As not loving is also not suffering For the one who is far away.
Remarks about the translation	"Balaio" is both a kind of basket and a dance of African origin, which can be seen in some parts of Brazil. IMPORTANT: THE VERSION ABOVE IS A MORE POETICAL ONE, WITH RHYMES. A MORE LITTERAL VERSION: A basket, my darling, a basket, A basket from the heart, A girl who doesn't have a basket Put her sewing works on the ground. I wanted to be a basket A basket I wanted to be For going attached To the waist of yours. You say you don't love me But that isn't true He who doesn't love will never suffer under The spurs of missing the beloved one.

Last validated or edited by lilian canale

- 18 April 2008 23:04

Latest messages

	Author	Message
		18 April 2008 16:06
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	Hi Goncin, Come on! You are a poet...what about some rhyme here? Work on it a little bit more, I know you can get a better version. OK?
		18 April 2008 16:20
	Francky5591 Number of messages: 12396	"in the dirt" would rhyme with "from the heart" ...but I'm awful at poetry
		18 April 2008 17:22
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	"dirt" and "heart" rhyme? Really? My pronounciation has to be awful then.... CC: Francky5591
		18 April 2008 17:26
	Francky5591 Number of messages: 12396	That goes well with my awfulness in poetry, so... Not that different in pronounciation though, closer than "ground" anyway
		18 April 2008 17:32
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	I think "dart", the game with the arrows, would fit better ("dart" and "heart" is quite nice, isn't it? ). So what about: A basket, my darling, a basket, A basket from the heart, One of Amor's arrows hit me, when he was playing dart. CC: Francky5591
		18 April 2008 17:47
	Francky5591 Number of messages: 12396	We should add an "s" to "heart" then, as the game is known under its plural form ("darts", so that the rhyme will be perfect...but I'm afraid the basic text might be more than slightly transformed after a few of our edits, actually we should maybe let goncin find by himself, after all he's a big boy now...
		18 April 2008 18:14
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	Oh, we just say "Dart" so I forgot the "s". Maybe we should really give Goncy's poetry a chance and create our own poet We've already got one line, so now it's your turn CC: Francky5591
		18 April 2008 18:24
	Francky5591 Number of messages: 12396	Open a thread on a forum then, because here it would be fair neither to the requester, nor to the translator if the discussion area was all messed up with our comments that are out of frame( I know, it is my fault, I began to post besides the topic with my awful first post) Sorry Goncy, we won't do it again, I promise!
		18 April 2008 18:26
	ellasevia Number of messages: 145	But wouldn't that be changing the original text too much, or can you do that?
		18 April 2008 18:48
	goncin Number of messages: 3706	You wanted rhymes, you got them!
		18 April 2008 19:03
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	NOW, THAT'S POETRY!!! I knew you would do it!
		18 April 2008 19:52
	iamfromaustria Number of messages: 1335	It's really good! So much better than my "suggestion"
		18 April 2008 20:22
	goncin Number of messages: 3706	Keep on trying, kids! A basket, my darling, a basket, A basket from the heart, One of Amor's arrows hit me, when he was playing dart. That was really funny!
		18 April 2008 20:27
	Diego_Kovags Number of messages: 515	My Gosh! You have done a great job! This is a poem! You don't have only my vote, you became my idol!
		18 April 2008 20:46
	goncin Number of messages: 3706	Less, Diego_Kovags, less...
		18 April 2008 21:47
	Diego_Kovags Number of messages: 515	Hehehe... "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo"