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If you were the road I'd go all the way If you were the night I'd sleep in the day If you were the day I'd cry in the night Cause you are the way The truth, and the light If you were a tree I could put my arms around you And you could not complain If you were a tree I could carve my name into your side And you would not cry Cause trees don't cry If you were a man I would still love you If you were a drink I'd drink my fill of you If you were attacked I would kill for you If your name was Jack I'd change mine to Jill for you If you were a horse I'd clean the crap out of your stable And never once complain If you were a horse I could ride you through the fields at dawn Through the day until the day was gone I could sing about you in my songs As we rode away into the setting sun If you were My little girl I would find it hard to let you go If you were My sister I would find it doubly so If you were a dog I'd feed you scraps from off the table Though my wife complains If you were my dog I am sure you'd like it better then You'd by my loyal four-legged friend You'd never have to think again And we could be together till the end

Title translation: The lying sensitive Colonel that made love in Monsanto¹ Eu que em comovo² I whom am moved (emotionally) Por tudo e por nada By everything and for nothing Deixei-te parada I left you stationary Na berma da estrada On the side of the road Usei o teu corpo I used your body Paguei o teu preço I paid your price Esqueci o teu nome I forgot your name Limpei-me com o lenço I cleaned myself (up) with a tissue Olhei-te a cintura I looked at your waist De pé no alcatrão With you feet on the tarmac Levantei-te as saias I lifted your skirts Deitei-te no banco I laid you on the seat Num bosque de faias In a beech forest De mala na mão With your (hand)bag in your hand Nem sequer falaste You didn’t even talk Nem sequer beijaste You didn’t even kiss Nem sequer gemeste You didn’t even groan³ Mordeste, abraçaste You bit, you hugged Quinhentos escudos Five hundred escudos⁴ Foi o que dissestes It was what you said Tinhas quinze anos You were fifteen years old Dezasseis, dezassete sixteen, seventeen Cheiravas a mato You smelt like the bushes A sopa dos pobres Like the soup of the poor A infância sem quarto (Like) the childhood without a room A suor, a chiclete Like sweat, like chewing gum Saiste do carro You left the car Alisando a blusa Straightening your blouse Espiei da janela I spied from the window Rosto de aguarela Watercolour visage Coxa em semifusa Semi-fused thigh(s) Soltei o travão I released the handbrake Voltei para casa I returned home De chaves na mão With keys in my hand Sobrancelha em asa With a raised eyebrow Disse: fix serão I said: I worked overtime Ao filho e à mulher To my son and to my wife Repeti a fruta I repeated the fruit Acabei a ceia I finished my supper Larguei o talher I rested my cutlery Estendi-me na cama I laid (myself) on the bed De ouvido à escuta With my ears listening E perna cruzada And with crossed legs Que de olhos em chama That with my fiery eyes Só tinha na ideia I only had in my mind⁵ Teu corpo parado Your still body Na berma da estrada On the side of the road Eu que em comovo² I whom am moved (emotionally) Por tudo e por nada By everything and for nothing Clarifications ¹ In the title there appears the term ‘bolero’. It is not a commonly used word and in Portuguese appears to have the following meanings: 1. A spanish dance with is very agitated and is sometimes accompanied by the guitar and the castanets. 2. Music that accompanies that dance. 3. A small women’s jacket. 4. [In terms of wardrobe] A hat of a woman, which is of a round form and has tassels. However, the word does originate from Spanish, wherein it means the following: coloquial adjective 1. He who says many lies. Used also as a noun. masculine term 2. Used to describe a person who pracitices the art of dancing the ‘bolero’ or any other regional dance of Spain. Given the context of the song, it is likely used here to mean the ‘lying’ colonel. ² The verb ‘comover’ means to cause or suffer a live unadulterated and immediate emotion. ³ ‘Groan’ is not a perfect translation of ‘gemer’ as ‘gemer’ usually refers to more quiet but uncomfortable sounds - like a very quiet groan. ⁴ A denomination of an older currency used in Portugal before its introduction to the Eurozone. ⁵ ‘Ideia’ literally means ‘idea’ but in this context refers to the mind (i.e. to have an idea in your head). Shout out to my Portuguese friend UnicornSwagman2.

If it was splendid..

still love it!

Wonderful song, very evocative!

July 2024. GG newbie. 🫶

SON 7.25.24...has come up over and over and over again tonight, so the designation seems appropriate

Absolutely f***ing criminal that this (the original) version is not available anywhere official. Try making a “Best of Tori” Spotify playlist for a newcomer friend without this! Pfft

His best album ❤

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🎙️🌒 🙏🏼 🌗

Perry Blake, live at #bushhall, London 🌟 on 19 April 2024 🌿🎙️🌊 19.30

🌒🌒🌒🌒🌒

I just wanted to point out it's "Happy Meal" not "Happy Burger"

It’s like a velvet , non alcoholic fancy cocktail of a hug.

Was about 15 too. This song is so melancholic. Somehow it provides a lift or something hard to ex0ain. It stands alone.

Girl more girls was my childhood ❤

Je t'aime, L.I. Et toi ?

Weird no comments on this vid? Either way great song.

The instrumental at the end has a real Dr. Who feel to it.

I love Tori

Thanks brother love this song ever since I first heard it on her NPR special Thanks

❤🎉😮

Thunder wishes it could be the snow.... That pretty much sums it

O Sérgio Godinho é uma lenda viva da música portuguesa ❤. De Angola um forte abraço ❤

It’s an absolute travesty that this version isn’t available on streaming. I mean, I *have* the original Spark single, but try making a “Best of Tori” playlist for somebody new without this song. Ugh

Cool track ;D

This beautiful song from Tori saved my life. A wonderful tribute to Tricky!

He's running home again He's running in the rain Covering the brain I'll stay in, stay in It rains It's walking on the trail Crawling on the trail Its legs are giving out, giving up It knows time, it sees it Know it knows time Know it knows time The rabbit's dying Don't run blind Don't swallow the pain Don't save the brain Look up, look up Can't see the rabbit lying The rabbit's dying Follow me home To a lean-to, to a lean-to, to a lean-to I don't have legs no more I know it He's watching time He's watching, marching to his end He knows time, he sees it Know it, know it, know it Ooh, follow me home To a lean-to, to a lean-to, to a lean-to I don't have legs no more I know it, I know it, I know it, I know it, oh He's watching time He's running blind He's marching slower, slower, slower, slower Can't feel the rain He feels time Don't run blind The rabbit's dying Look up, look up Follow me home To a lean-to, to a lean-to, to a lean-to I don't have legs no more I know it He's crawling on the trail Lying on the trail Giving out, giving up It knows time, it sees it Know it knows time Stay in, stay in It rains Can't feel the rain He feels time Don't run blind Don't swallow the pain Don't spare the brain Look up, look up

also bizarrely, did time as a theme for BBC TV's tomorrow's world.

Who's here from Radio 3?

Killer S❤ng!!😊

Why is this called Christmas in Space? I've never understood that.

🎵🎶 Hey! Don’t be surprised if millions die in plague and m*rder, True happiness lies beyond your fries and happy burger 🎶🎵

Such a perfect gem of a song. Beautifully done. The sound and the lyrics. Easy to relate to if one has ever fallen in love.

I am here because of a comment on a Sir Sic video that mentioned I think it was the show world of tomorrow or tomorrow's world something like that and this song (instrumental) was it's theme song it's kinda neat how KZbin will send you places you probably wouldn't have gone on purpose 🙂

I have loved this song for years and don’t have a goddamn clue what it means.

This song is incredible, as the music gets more intense as do the lyrics, how this never reached number one I will never know

Is Lloyd Cole talking about dead in this one?

Super

This woman has always never failed. I Love You Tori. Thank you for the wonderful music you have always been an inspiration to me.

I want someone to hold when I listen to this.

harmonies at its best. so love this track. melts me everytime.

RIP Mimi

When Luke sits next to the little girls dressed I bridle dresses looking at loreli while she dances with Max at their wedding shower dancing to this beautiful song

Thank you

Beautiful is all i can say .

Well, hey, do you do judo when they surround you? A little mental yoga, will they disappear? It's grim but never dubious as motives go One thing she'll always promise, promise is a show Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here For her, for you, for me I watch me be this other thing and I never know If I'm marooned or where the purple people go Then lily white matricide from vicious words It doesn't leave a scratch, so therefore, no one's hurt Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here For her, for you, for me And on and on, the nurses make it clear Just when you escape, you have yourself to fear A restaurant that never has to close Breakfast at every hour, it could save the world So, hey, do you do judo in your finery? An angel's face is tricky to wear constantly Thunder wishes it could be the snow Wishes it could be as loved as she can be These gifts are here For her, for you, for me La, da-yah, ha-la, ah-yeah For her, for her, mhm

Das músicas q vale bem a pena ouvir,grande Sérgio Godinho

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