Fado de Saudade

Fado of Longing

I sing the fado for myself
Open the doors that lead
From my heart out to the world
And my pain that never ends
That's stuck in that prison
Breaks free, and then it’s gone

Oh, my voice,
Without the sting of your tears
I wouldn’t sing the way I do
In my sorrowful song
Oh, my love
Are you the pain I suffer and cry for?
After all, the pain I adore
Is for you that I sing the fado!

I sing the fado for myself
I’ve sung it for us both
But that was in the past
Since that’s how it is, let it be
You’ve already forgotten me
Now each has their own fado

The happiest one is yours, I’m sure
It’s the fado of poverty
That leads us to happiness
If God willed it
I don’t envy that achievement
Because mine is more fado-like
It’s the fado of longing.