Queixa [English translation]

Such a delicate love

You despise it

You shouldn’t have awakened it

You knee but don’t pray

From this fearful thing

For its grandeur

I’m not the only culprit

I’m sure about it

Princess, surprise, you ravaged me

Serpent, you don’t even feel that you poisoned me

Lady, and now, tell me where I have to go

Lady, serpent, princess

Such a violent love

When it turns into bitterness

It’s the opposite of a sentiment

Ocean without water

Waves, desires of revenge

In this denature

Beat strongly and hopelessly

Against your hardship

Princess, surprise, you ravaged me

Serpent, you don’t even feel that you poisoned me

Lady, and now, tell me where I have to go

Lady, serpent, princess

Such a delicate love

No other man could provide

Perhaps it has been a sin

To bet in joy

You believe that I have everything

And you leave me empty

But God doesn’t want me to stay silenced

So I call out this complaint

Princess, surprise, you ravaged me

Serpent, you don’t even feel that you poisoned me

Lady, and now, tell me where I have to go

Lady, serpent, princess

• Artist:Caetano Veloso